A 3rd successive Munster hurling ultimate towards Clare now beckons however simply as remarkable is their guard development from the province to hold them on the right track for a coveted 5th luck All-Eire name.
There was once just a little of Waterford turbulence within the 3rd quarter when Shane Bennett plundered a 2d objective and the guests stored nipping away, stubbornly refusing to submit.
And because the clock approached 60 mins they have been nonetheless placing in upcoming Pádraig Fitzgerald had short the space to 2, 0-21 to 2-13.
However upcoming Limerick took off and within the latter 13 mins they strike 9 issues to Waterford’s one in reaction.
A few of their fat names in point of fact stood up on this duration, from Gearoid Hegarty to Barry Nash or even Cian Lynch who in the end were given going.
Waterford fought gamely for 60 mins however in the end their Munster Championship go had its supply of their failure to fasten indisposed a supremacy at house towards Tipperary in the second one spherical. They’ll have regrets about that, now not right here the place they have been up towards too many parts, now not least the seven-day turnaround from the defeat to Clare.
Limerick had as many wides as issues within the opening 1/2 and in point of fact bought themselves shorten with their taking pictures in that duration.
However they have been dominant and the bodily extra advised in virtually each and every struggle, a quality of the sport.
At one degree similar the tip of the 1/2 Jamie Barron scooped up ownership however was once encircled in an instant via Kyle Hayes, Hegarty and Will O’Donoghue, a nearly 20 understructure ring of inexperienced metal. Just one consequence.
It was once that method right through and now not helped via Waterford’s propensity to progress shorten and hold it as tight as imaginable. It invited within the Limerick marauders with 10 in their 14 first 1/2 rankings coming off giveover.
Hayes was once massive in that duration for Limerick, touchdown 3, issues, occasion Tom Morrissey chipped in with 3 two as gaps unfolded.
Seamus Flanagan were off beam from 3 pictures in his 20 mins prior to a hamstring trauma compelled him off. Shane O’Brien was once a amaze substitute, forward of Adam English and Donnacha Ó Dalaigh who were broadly impaired in earlier video games.
However O’Brien spot on variety, in an instant scoring two issues and putting in any other for Morrissey prior to including a 3rd in the second one 1/2. It was once an impressed control selection.
Limerick had a few penalty claims for demanding situations on Hegarty. The primary noticed Tadhg De Burca get the ball first prior to the observe thru stuck Hegarty, the second one had more potent claims, a go back and forth on Hegarty from Ian Kenny although now not planned, it seemed.
Each have been lost sight of via referee Michael Kennedy.
Waterford were given their first 1/2 objective from a well-dressed Shane Bennett flick to the touch house a separate from brother Stephen that fell shorten on 16 mins.
It stored them in it up to Limerick’s squander and although Limerick prolonged alike to half-time to supremacy via 0-14 to 1-6, Waterford have been entitled to really feel that with air merit to return they have been nonetheless in it.
Shane Bennett’s 2d objective got here upcoming Nicky Quaid had stored from Kevin Mahony and Dessie Hutchinson adopted up on 46 mins to create it 0-19 to 2-9.
However Limerick energy beaten Davy Fitzgerald’s facet with Cathal O’Neill as soon as once more underlining how remarkable he’s to the champions. now.
Scorers – Limerick: A Gillane 0-7 (7fs), T Morrissey 0-4, Ok Hayes, S O’Brien 0-3 every, C O’Neill, D Reidy, G Hegarty, D Byrnes (1f) all 0-2 every, , C lynch, A English, W O’Donoghue, B Nash, C Boylan all 0-1 every
Waterford: Shane Bennett 2-0, Stephen Bennett 0-5 (4fs), C Lyons, D Hutchinson (1f) 0-2 every, J Barron, P Leavey, J Prendergast, Ok Mahony, Pádraig Fitzgerald all 0-1 every.
Limerick: N Quaid; M Casey, D Morrissey, B Nash; D Byrnes, D Hannon, Ok Hayes; W O’Donoghue, C Lynch; G Hegarty, C O’Neill, T Morrissey; A Gillane, S Flanagan, D Reidy.
Subs: S O’Brien for Flanagan inj (20), A English for T Morrissey (55), F O’Connor for Casey (61), C Boylan for Reidy (63), D Ó Dalaigh for Gillane (71)
Waterford: S O’Brien; I Kenny, I Daly, C Prunty; C Lyons, T De Burca, M Fitzgerald; N Sir Bernard Law, P Leavey; J Barron, D Hutchinson, J Prendergast; Shane Bennett, Stephen Bennett, Ok Mahony.
Subs: M Kiely for Sir Bernard Law (h-t) Patrick Fitzgerald for Barron (46, Padraig Fitzgerald for Stephen Bennett (56), Ok Bennett for Shane Bennett (64), J Fagan for Prendergast (68)
Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)
