Another way to look at it is that the cats are still alive without playing that well. As I said they have a long road ahead of them, and itll be a hell of an ask, but I still see them winning it in September if they survive today. They have a two week break after today. I hope Im wrong.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 13/07/2013 21:12:35    1430635

KK have been robbed the sliotar left the hurl before ref blew, should be no extra time. In fairness its a pretty poor game but there is a huge chance for Waterford if they just stop over playing the damn ball.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 13/07/2013 21:13:50    1430636

waterford out on their feet it looks

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 13/07/2013 21:17:36    1430642

KK absolutely killing them now. Waterford just stepped to one side since et started.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 13/07/2013 21:18:38    1430645

Id have to see it again but I don't think that the sliotar left the hurl. The ref wrongly assumed that the Waterford defender would clear the ball (which the hurler should have done) and had the whistle at his lips ready to blow when the sliotar was cleared.
As it turns out the defender messed up and the whistle was blown as the Kilkenny man was about to pull the trigger.
That's how I saw it anyway.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 13/07/2013 21:19:11    1430646

clear square ball yet was allowed to stand,waterford playing kamakaze hurling some terrible passing and aimless long balls going a mile wide,if only that man mullane was togged out

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 13/07/2013 21:23:14    1430648

Jaysus terrible call by umpire a square ball!! this is getting worse if KK survive this onslaught of poor calls by officials they'll deserve to go through.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 13/07/2013 21:23:56    1430650

I don't Adam and eve it ! what a game in semple stadia

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 13/07/2013 21:33:48    1430668

Some finale what a great finish

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 13/07/2013 21:34:54    1430670

Fantastic save by O'Keefee this is some end

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 13/07/2013 21:36:31    1430673

one word kamakaze.
waterford blew that got level and then 3 awful puckouts straight to cats players and they opened up like thred sea for them score at ease

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 13/07/2013 21:39:30    1430675

Born winners

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 13/07/2013 21:40:34    1430676

Hard luck waterford gave it a great rattle. Officials could have caused a travesty with their calls. But I do think KK are a spent force, this championship is anyones.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4955 - 13/07/2013 21:42:03    1430677

Would have been very controversial if the cats lost. On they march. They can be caught, but ill rest a lot easier once/if theyre beaten.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 13/07/2013 21:44:32    1430679

Thank you Waterford, thank you Kilkenny. Super game

beal (Mayo) - Posts: 1388 - 13/07/2013 21:45:14    1430681

What a game! Hurling makes any other sport look like nothing. Hard luck to Waterford but the Cats proved just why they are the best team of all time. What a year of hurling and still not even had the Munster final yet :-)

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 13/07/2013 21:51:10    1430686

If only dillon had been the freetaker :(

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 13/07/2013 21:54:03    1430692

That's why Kilkenny remain the best and will still win Liam.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13655 - 13/07/2013 21:54:24    1430693

Kilkenny have been in demise for some time now but still they just don't do losing (at least not too often). But I think they have enough to give it a big lash this year. If not them, I think the Dubs. By the way, just can't see Clare in the final shake-up.

MiAmigaVERONICA (Clare) - Posts: 324 - 13/07/2013 22:00:44    1430709

Definitely the first time I saw refs blatantly try shaft a team in all my years watching hurling. To make it even worse, at the end of the 2 minutes of injury time in extra time he played about another 35 seconds and gave Waterford another chance to lob the ball into the square. Shocking stuff.

Faithfull (Offaly) - Posts: 573 - 14/07/2013 11:07:42    1430813