Kerry needed a 59th-minute goal from Ronan O'Connor to draw with Waterford at Dungarvan last evening. Waterford, trailing by 0-9 to 0-4 at the interval, hit three points without reply on the resumption. Edmond Hogan scored a goal to leave them one point adrift before substitute Ger Power's goal almost sealed victory.

Waterford: B Power; K Coffey, J Phelan, T Costelloe; T Curran, M Walsh, M Ahearne; D Kirwan (0-1), G Hurney (0-4, one free); B Wall, C O'Keeffe, W Hennessy (0-1, free); E Hogan (1-2, one free), D Murphy, M Rockett. Subs: S Barron for Curran; G Power (1-0) for Rockett; S Prendergast (0-1) for Costelloe.

Kerry: D Enright; S O'Sullivan, J Cahalane, B Fitzgerald; S Hegarty, E Galvin, R O'Connor S Sugrue (0-1), M O'Shea (0-2); S O'Sullivan (0- 1), E Brosnan (0-2), B Hickey; R O'Connor (1-3), N Kennelly (0-3, one free), K Foley. Subs: L Boyle for Hickey; E Courtney for Fitzgerald; R O'Connor for Courtney.

Referee: D Cahill (Tipperary).