Hard work earned reward, says Waterford’s Derek Lyons

Waterford manager Derek Lyons felt that his side’s victory owed as much to hard work and doing the basics as it did to the many moments of skill and quality.

“A one-point win would have done us tonight,” he said, “Cork are hurting at the moment and we knew that they were looking to the U21s.

“Obviously, there was a lot of talk about our team and all of the seniors involved with us but we spoke to the lads about that beforehand and played it down completely. It was all about the performance on the field, not about what you did last week or the week before.