Waterford eventually pull away

NFL DIVISION FOUR: Waterford 0-15 Clare 0-12: WATERFORD TOOK two points home from a sparsely attended Cusack Park yesterday.

NFL DIVISION FOUR:Waterford 0-15 Clare 0-12: WATERFORD TOOK two points home from a sparsely attended Cusack Park yesterday.

At the break, Clare were leading, 0-7 to 0-6, with young Clare forward Stephen Moloney grabbing the last score of the half on 35 minutes. In the second period, Waterford upped the pace and ran out comfortable winners.

WATERFORD:T Wall; S Prendergast, J Seaward, M Prendergast; W Hennessy, E Rockett, J Phelan; S Ó Hare, M Ahearne (0-1); B Wall (0-8, seven frees), P Ogle, G Power (0-1); L Lawlor, L Ó Lionain (0-4), S Fleming (0-1). Subs:T Gray for Phelan (20 mins, yellow), C McGrath for Ó Hare (41 mins, yellow), S Cunningham for Fleming (49 mins), D Casey for Ogle (62 mins).

CLARE:I McInerney; M McMahon, C Whelan, G Kelly; L Markham, K Dilleen, T Madigan; G Quinlan, F O'Dea; E Coughlan, S Collins (0-2), D Russell (0-1); S Moloney (0-1) M O'Shea (0-2), D Tubridy (0-6, frees). Subs:D Ryan for Whelan (30 mins), G Brennan for O'Dea (40 mins), C O'Connor for Collins (49), N Considine for Madigan (51 mins, yellow).

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Referee:B Tyrell (Tipperary).