Cork were drumming their fingers for the last three weeks and looking to resume the upward curve after beating Limerick. The Glen Rovers man billowed the net which looked set to ignite the Cork procession to victory, but Waterford dug in. “Waterford threatened us and when we were up seven, eight points they came back at us,” said Cork boss John Meyler afterwards. Scorers for Waterford:Stephen Bennett (0-7 frees)(1-8); Shane Bennett (1-2); J. Prendergast, P. Hogan (0-2 each); C. Lyons, J. Barron, A Gleeson (sl) (0-1 each). CORK:A. Nash, S. O’Donoghue, E. Cadogan, N. O’Leary, R. Downey, M. Ellis, M. Coleman, B. Cooper, D. Fitzgibbon, D. Kearney, S. Harnedy, L. Meade, A. Cadogan, P. Horgan, A. Walsh.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2019 12:00 UTC