MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP/Waterford 1-21 Clare 0-16:THE DEFENDING champions, Waterford qualified for the Munster semi-final with a comfortable win over a disappointing Clare side in Walsh Park last night.
Following a smart point by the excellent Jake Dillon, Waterford were boosted in the 11th minute when full forward Cormac Heffernan latched on to Pauric Mahony’s low ball form and first-timed it to the back of the Clare net.
Waterford took their foot off the pedal in the second half, but early points from corner forwards Dillon and the excellent Stephen Roche banished any hopes of a Clare comeback.
Waterford will play the winners of the round-robin play-offs. Clare, on the other hand are back in action this Saturday against Kerry.
WATERFORD: D Duggan; J Barron, S O’Keeffe, L Egan; M O’Neill, D Fives, E Madigan (0-1); P Prendergast (0-3), G O’Brien; C Curran, E Murphy (0-3), P Mahony (0-7, frees); S Roche (0-4), C Heffernan (1-0) J Dillon (0-3). Subs: S Ryan for M O’Neill, C Chester for C Heffernan.
CLARE: R Taaffe; H Vaughan, N Purcell, S Morey; P Flanagan (0-1), K Lynch, S O’Halloran; P Collins (0-1), T Kelly; D O’Halloran (0-1), D Keane, A Cunningham (0-1); A Mulready, N Arthur (0-10; eight frees), C Galvin (0-1). Subs: J Shanahan for A Cunningham, D McInerney (0-1) for D Keane, C OConnell for A Mulready, E Boyce for H Vaughan
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
