Cork manager Kieran Kingston had no qualms over who the better team were in this afternoon's All-Ireland SHC semi-final defeat to Waterford.

Speaking to RTE Sport afterwards, the Rebels boss was quick to congratulate the Deise men on their victory, saying that they had made fewer mistakes over the 70 minutes at headquarters.

"Firstly I'd like to say that the better team won on the day," he said. "That has to be acknowledged. We were ahead and then they got away from us so I wouldn't like to dwell on the red cards."

"We didn't do ourselves justice in some departments, though progress has been made this year. 

"Alan Cadogan has been quite sick with cellulitis, Luke Meade had a broken finger - they're not excuses, they are facts.

"The game was swinging to-and-fro and the team that makes the least mistake wins. At half-time having not played to our best we were still in the game, but again Waterford deserved to win." 

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