Crippled by fear, Déise miss their big chance
For the Cats it was qualification for their sixth successive All-Ireland final. For Waterford it was another semi-final defeat, their eighth in nine opportunities since 1998, and a loss tamer than any of those that have gone before.
Why? Because this was a game in which Kilkenny showed very definite cracks, a game Waterford might well have won had they gone for the jugular in the final minutes when they were just five points behind.