"I expected we'd start better but everything they hitdropped over for them. What was crucial was how we would react and how they would respond to that. It was a case of hanging in when they started like that." - Clare back Brian Lohan

"We missed a few chances to go further ahead. We had a lot of wides, and fair play to Clare there wasn't much in it at the end. These things happen."

- Waterford manager Justin McCarthy

"Waterford looked so sharp and you'd wonder who had just had the last six weeks off. We have enough experience to know that teams will have periods like that." - Clare forward James O'Connor

"We very lucky to be in the position we were in. We've been in trouble before but it looked worse today. They had seven points on the board for little or no effort. What pulled us through it was Brian Lohan." - Clare manager Cyril Lyons