Davy Fitz's side initially looked in trouble when Michael Kiely was given a straight red card for an off the ball incident.
There's still a sizeable gap for Laois to close against the best sides in the country when it comes to hurling.
That's according to their manager Willie Maher after their 2-31 to 2-19 defeat at the hands of Waterford.
Davy Fitz's side looked in trouble when Michael Kiely was given a straight red card for an off the ball incident.
Despite Laois being just one point behind at the break, Waterford's class told in the second period.
Maher says he likes what he's seeing from Laois but there's a lot of work to get through:
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