Galway fully deserved their two-point win (0-14 to 1-9) over Waterford in the women's junior All-Ireland football semi-final at Parnell Park on Saturday.

Waterford will rue only managing a point from a second-half penalty. Galway, though, were clearly the better side.

Galway: J Connolly; E O'Malley, D Fallon, F Wynne; M O'Connell, M Delaney, M Brennan; A Gilmore, R Kearney (0-2); C Hannon (0-3), E Curley (0-2), C Mannion (0-2); G Joyce (0-2), McGann (0-1), L Joyce (0-1). Subs: R Stephens for O'Malley, A Clarke (0-1) for Kearney (42 mins).

Waterford: N Aherne; C Prendergast, S Kirwan, D Nugent; D Frost, C Kissane, A Ryan; D Breathnach, F O'Reilly (0-1); JM Keane (0- 1), M Hogan (0-1), J Cunningham (0-1); T Molohan (0-3), S Foley (1-1, goal pen), E Power (O-1). Subs: M Liston for Keane; A Morrissey for Breathnach.

Referee: E O'Hare (Down).