Clare 1-13 Limerick 2-10:Limerick pulled off a sensational draw at Cusack Park, Ennis, yesterday evening. On two occasions over the hour Limerick came back from the dead to fight another day.

Trailing by 0-8 to 0-3 at the break, the visitors should have been much further behind such was Clare's dominance in the opening half.

But immediately after the interval a renewed spirit saw Limerick overturn the five-point gap in as many minutes. By the 35th minute they led by 1-6 to 0-8, thanks to a quick 1-3 with corner forward Joe Martin providing the goal.

But Clare hit 1-5 over the next quarter of an hour. Wing forward Cathal O'Connor goaled in the 44th minute and with 10 minutes remaining Clare led by 1-13 to 1-7.

The remaining minutes proved frantic as Limerick clawed back the deficit. When substitute James Riordan netted in the 59th minute he put Limerick within two points. A pointed free by Ian Ryan on the hour and a David Quaid effort in injury time set up a replay in Limerick next Saturday.

Cork easily qualified for the semi-finals following a comfortable 0-20 to 0-3 victory over Waterford in Fermoy yesterday evening. They led by 0-11 to 0-1 at half-time as James O'Mahony kicked Waterford's only first-half point after 25 minutes.

Aidan Walsh and Barry O'Driscoll impressed for Cork on the resumption, though they will hardly be happy with 17 wides over the hour.

CLARE: P Russell; D Gallery, D Hickey, B Gleeson; L Markham, M McCarthy, B Egan; M McDonagh (0-2), D Connole (capt, 0-1); C O'Connor (1-3, one free), S Collins (0-3), D Ryan; E Lyons, S Crotty (0-1), G Leahy (0-2). Subs: P McMahon (0-1) for Ryan, S Curtin for Leahy, J Gilligan for Connole, M Hallinan for McDonagh.

LIMERICK: B Scanlon; S O'Connor, M McCormack, John Riordan; C Downes, G O'Toole, E Gleeson; B O'Brien, E Joy (capt, 0-1); D Quaid (0-1), I Ryan (0-4, three frees), S McAuliff; D Byrne, C Joyce (0-2), J Martin (1-2). Subs: James Riordan (1-0) for Gleeson, P McEnry for McAuliffe.

Referee: D O'Mahony (Tipperary).