New Waterford boss Liam Cahill admitted he was disappointed by Philip Mahony’s inter-county retirement but said the decision deserved to be respected. He was speaking following Waterford’s 4-23 to 1-10 victory over Kerry in their ‘dead-rubber’ Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League fixture in Tralee. “There was a much better application of what we spoke about doing before the game during the second half,” said Cahill. Although Conway matched Waterford’s top scorer Stephen Bennett with 1-8, Jordan Conway and Michael Leane were Kerry’s only other scorers in a predominantly one-sided affair. Scorers for Kerry: S Conway (1-8, 7f), J Conway and M Leane (0-1 each)KERRY: M Stackpoole; S Weir, B Murphy, E Leen; C O’Keeffe, M Boyle, E Murphy; S Sheehan, S Nolan; M Leane, F Mackessy, Colum Harty; J Conway, S Conway, M Slattery.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2020 19:41 UTC