Clare 2-11 Waterford 0-3 Waterford made the long and arduous journey to Miltown-Malbay and came away empty-handed, as they were given a drubbing by home-side Clare who now go forward to face Tipperary away, in the semi-final, in a week's time.
Clare opened the scoring with a Keelan Sexton pointed free after three minutes. And by the 12th, they lead by 0-3 to no score with further scores by corner-forward Eimhin Courtney and Sexton once more. It took until the 21st for Waterford to open their account when Jason Gleeson landed a point.
Clare goaled through Jamie Malone in the 25th minute after some good work by Martin O'Leary and never looked back from then out. They led at the break by 1-4 to 0-2. After half-time they took up where they left off.
A point by Sexton followed by another Malone goal effectively killed off Waterford’s challenge.
The visitors only managed one more score to add to their half-time total of two when midfielder Séamus Keating kicked a point with his left foot in the 51st minute. CLARE: K Normoyle; C O'Mahoney, J O'Dea, C Brennan (capt); D Nagle, C O'Brien, C O'Dea; D Walsh, J Malone (2-1); L Corry, P O'Malley (0-1), D Masterson; M O'Leary, K Sexton (0-6, 0-3 frees), E Courtney (0-2). Subs: E Hanrahan for Walsh (half-time), M Byrne for Corry (37 mins), C Cleary (0-1) for Corry (37 mins), C McNelis for J O'Dea (47 mins), J Downes for Sexton (52 mins), E O'Connor for Malone (57 mins). WATERFORD: D Whitty (capt); S Dalton, C Walsh, J De Barún; J Mullaney, T Devine, J Fenton; D Ryan, S Keating (0-1); M Curry, F Ó Currín, J Curry; C Murray (0-1), J Gleeson (0-1), C Gleeson. Subs: L Mulligan for Fenton (42 mins), P O'Connor for J Curry (44 mins), B Looby for Mullaney (47 mins, black card), C McGuire for J Gleeson (52 mins), M Troy for O'Cuirrín (59 mins), K Brazil for Murray (59 mins). Referee: K Murphy (Cork)
