Waterford 1-16 London 0-8

WATERFORD recovered from a lethargic opening quarter to take control at Dungarvan, yesterday.

London led 0-4 to 0-1 by the 15th minute, but once Waterford shook off their indifferent start their victory was assured long before the end.

WATERFORD: T Wall; J Walsh, T O’Gorman, M O’Gorman; T Grey, S Briggs, C Phelan; M Ahearne, E Walsh; T Prendergast (0-1), C McGrath (0-4), B Wall (0-2); M Donnelly (0-5), R Ahearne (1-2), C O’Keeffe. Subs: L Ó Lioneáin (0-2) for O’Keeffe (half-time), D Hickey for Briggs (52 mins), J Phelan for J Walsh (52 mins), JJ Hutchinson for Wall (52 mins), P Lynch for E Walsh (69 mins).

LONDON: E Byrne; D Egan, B Comer, D McBride; J Hughes, C Beirne K O’Leary; P Geraghty, D Horan (0-1); N Egan, C McCallion, P Whelan (0-1); E Gallagher, A Fitzgerald, K Phair (0-6). Subs: C Donnellan for Gallagher, D O’Donovan for McCallion (both half-time), R Ormsby for Whelan (45 mins), J Cott for O’Leary (52 mins), O Coffey for N Egan (52 mins).

Referee: D O’Mahony (Tipperary).