Waterford in control

FITZGIBBON CUP:Waterford IT 1-18 0-4 Dublin IT

HOLDERS Waterford IT maintained their interest in this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup after an easy win yesterday over a spirited DIT side at Ballygunner’s McGinn Park.

A blistering scoring flurry in the opening minutes of the second half turned the tie decisively in Waterford’s favour, having led by four points at the break.

Barely a minute into the half, Kieran Grehan latched on to a superb lofted pass from centre back Shane Fives before hammering the ball beyond DIT goalkeeper Kieran Brennan.

WIT relentlessly added to their tally during a half hour in which the Dublin unit could muster just a single point via a John Walsh 65.

WIT:A Power; B Kenny, R McCarthy, C Cooney; J Ryan, S Fives, E Barrett; S Lillis (0-1, free), M Dunne (0-1); F O'Leary (0-2), TJ Reid (0-2), R Good (0-2); R McLoughney (0-6, frees), T Hammersley (0-3), K Grehan (1-0). Subs: Rowe for Dunne (40 mins), Moloney for Good (50 mins), Murphy for Hammersley (52 mins), Gahan (0-1) for Reid (55 mins).

DIT:K Brennan; P Schutte, T Corcoran, E Costelloe; P Kelly, J Walsh (0-1, 65), P Lynch; C O'Shaughnessy, W O'Dwyer (0-1); M Burke, R Butler (0-1), J Clarke; K O'Reilly, E Clarke, P Ryan (0-1, free). Subs: Kelly for Clarke (34 mins), McInerney for O'Reilly (39 mins), D O'Dwyer for Schutte (50 mins), Burke for Ryan (51 mins).

Referee:D Murphy (Wexford)