Déise will rue vital errors and spurning goal opportunities

THIS Munster final was decided in the five minutes after half time. In that spell, Waterford dominated the play and Tipperary looked in trouble.

They were driven on by Michael Walsh at centre back and Stephen Molumphy now at centre forward where he looked more comfortable. But crucially Waterford spurned a series of good point-scoring chances. They coughed up poor wides from Eoin Kelly and Aidan Kearney while John Mullane dropped chances short into Brendan Cummins, the Tipp keeper.

These mistakes were serious when Waterford were nine points down.