Waterford’s Pauric Mahony fends of the challenge Wexford’s Lar Prendergast at Wexford Park on Sunday last.     | Photo: Matt Browne / Sportsfile

Waterford’s Pauric Mahony fends of the challenge Wexford’s Lar Prendergast at Wexford Park on Sunday last. | Photo: Matt Browne / Sportsfile

Waterford 1-11 Wexford 0-12

Less than 24 hours after Saturday’s heroics in Thurles, Wexford Park played host to an altogether more downbeat 70 minutes of hurling which concluded in Waterford’s first win of the new League season.

The weather was cold, the pitch was sticky and the game itself was error-ridden and spoiled by a referee who had an eye on the man of the match prize himself.

Wexford took the lead with an early Jim Berry free while Waterford did get off the mark in the eighth minute after Seamus Prendergast assisted Shane