All too easy for Cork

UNDER-21 HURLING MUNSTER/Cork 1-16 Waterford 1-3:CORK RECORDED a comfortable win over Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday evening.

They led by 0-7 to 0-1 at half-time, having shot 12 wides, eight more than Waterford, who went 25 minutes without a score.

Three players from each side got yellow cards, including four in the opening minute.

Cork pulled away in the second half, despite losing centre forward Cian McCarthy to a red card, along with Waterford’s Owen Whelan, in the 36th minute. Both goals came in injury-time, substitute Michael O’Sullivan for Cork and Brian O’Sullivan for Waterford.

Cork footballer Aidan Walsh cried off before the game, suggesting he could play some part against Kerry on Sunday.

CORK: D McCarthy; S McDonnell, E Keane, C OSullivan; J Nagle (0-1), W Egan, L McLoughlin; D Kearney, S Farrell (0-2); M Bowles (0-1), C McCarthy (0-2, one from free), M Collins (0-1); R Clifford (0-6, two from frees), T Murphy, L O’Farrell (0-2). Subs: P Gould (0-1) for Murphy (43 mins), R White for Collins (45 mins), M O’Sullivan (1-0) for Bowles (55 mins), G O’Connor for Nagle (56 mins), F Keane for Clifford (59 mins)

WATERFORD: S O’Keeffe; S Kearney, B Coughlan, N Connors; J Prendergast, P OMahony, S Daniels; S Fives, O Whelan; R Fenton, S Aherne, S Kearney (0-1); B O’Sullivan (1-0), M Shanahan (0-2 frees), T Ryan. Subs: A Connors for Fenton (half-time), P Prendergast for Daniels (46 mins), P Donovan for Ryan (inj, 49 mins), S Power for Aherne (52 mins).

Referee: D O’Driscoll (Limerick).

Cork now meet Tipperary in the provincial semi-final on Thursday, July 15th. The day before, Limerick meet Clare in the other semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.