I don't believe it: Waterford's Eoin Whelan despairs after being sent off by referee Diarmuid Kirwan.                                                                                                                                                                                     | Photos: Michael Kiely

I don't believe it: Waterford's Eoin Whelan despairs after being sent off by referee Diarmuid Kirwan. | Photos: Michael Kiely

Tipperary 4-12 Waterford 1-16

We were robbed: that was certainly the enduring sentiment among Waterford fans as they left Semple Stadium last Wednesday evening following Waterford’s five- point defeat to Tipperary in the Munster Under-21 Championship.

However, the performance of referee Diarmuid Kirwan doesn’t even tell half the tale of this absorbing clash which will also be remembered for the impossible comeback that 14-man Waterford nearly pulled off.