2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 12 September 2004 to determine the winners of the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the 118th season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Cork of Munster, with Cork winning by 0–17 to 0–9.

2004 All-Ireland Hurling Final
Event2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date12 September 2004
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchNiall McCarthy (Cork)
RefereeAodán Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Attendance78,212

The game

The game got off to a flying start as Kilkenny missed three early opportunities, including Eddie Brennan putting a great goal chance wide within seconds of the throw in. Cork went ahead through a Joe Deane free from 20 metres. Cork had a couple of refereeing decisions in their favour to go with that and give them the slight advantage through the first ten minutes.

Henry Shefflin got Kilkenny back on track with a point from out on the left and Cha Fitzpatrick followed up soon after with another well taken score as Cork's short puck out strategy misfired. Joe Deane was again reliable from the placed ball at short range, pointing after a James Ryall foul. Deane was also dangerous in open play with the crossbar denying him a goal, while Ben O'Connor's smashed the follow up into the side netting. Kilkenny got the next score with Martin Comerford putting Kilkenny back into the lead and went further ahead after Shefflin pointed a free.

Cork's Brian Murphy received attention with double vision brought on by migraine, which forced him out of the game. Kilkenny got back on top after that stoppage with a Martin Comerford point. Another Deane free ended a nine-minute scoreless sequence for Cork. An exchange of wides followed as Kilkenny continued to foul at around fifty metres from their goal. Ben O'Connor got his first point as a result of one foul. Brian Corcoran got Cork's first score from play to put them within a point. Shefflin pointed the next long free for Kilkenny, replacing D. J. Carey who had been wayward. Jerry O'Connor replied for Cork.

Cork had a great start after the interval and Niall McCarthy refused what looked a good goal chance within seconds of the restart, taking a simple point instead. An exchange of points followed. Niall McCarthy's purple patch continued as he scored the point of the game from a puck out, fielding well before turning, running and striking to score. Kieran Murphy made up for a missed Ben O'Connor free by pointing a simple chance. Niall McCarthy put Cork two in front before Kieran Murphy won another free 45 metres out with Ben O'Connor taking the chance this time.

Kilkenny's response was immediate. Shefflin showed terrific skill to get a shot on target on the volley from Carey's hand pass but his effort was saved by Donal Óg Cusack in the Cork goal and from his clearance James Ryall fouled Deane on the forty, yielding another free chance. Deane pointed the free to put Cork in a commanding position. Subsequent frees from Ben O'Connor and Deane as well as a Tom Kenny point put Cork well clear. Cork conceded a '65 to Kilkenny which they defended successfully before Brian Corcoran putt the final nail in Kilkenny's coffin, grabbing a fine point from a tight angle just before the final whistle.

Cork's All-Ireland victory was their first since 1999. The win gave them their 29th All-Ireland title over all and put them as outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour.

Match details

Statistics

Cork0–17 – 0–9Kilkenny
J. Deane 0–5
N. McCarthy 0–3
B. O'Connor 0–3
K. Murphy 0–2
B. Corcoran 0–2
T. Kenny 0–1
J. O'Connor 0–1
(report) H. Shefflin 0–5
M. Comerford 0–2
J. Fitzpatrick 0–1
D. Lyng 0–1
Attendance: 78,212
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Cork
Kilkenny
CORK:
GK1Donal Óg Cusack
RCB2Wayne Sherlock
FB3Diarmuid O'Sullivan
LCB4Brian Murphy  25'
RWB5John Gardiner
CB6Ronan Curran
LWB7Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
MD8Tom Kenny
MD9Jerry O'Connor
RWF10Ben O'Connor (c)
CF11Niall McCarthy
LWF12Timmy McCarthy
RCF13Kieran 'Fraggy' Murphy
FF14Brian Corcoran
LCF15Joe Deane
Substitutes used:
LCBJohn Browne  25'
KILKENNY:
GK1James McGarry
RCB2Michael Kavanagh
FB3Noel Hickey
LCB4James Ryall
RWB5Tommy Walsh
CB6Peter Barry
LWB7J. J. Delaney
MD8Derek Lyng
MD9Ken Coogan  69'
RWF10Henry Shefflin
CF11John Hoyne
LWF12D. J. Carey
RCF13James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick  62'
FF14Martin Comerford (c)
LCF15Eddie Brennan
Substitutes used:
MDConor Phelan  62'
RWFSeán Dowling  69'

MATCH RULES

  • 70 minutes.
  • Replay if scores level.
  • Five substitutes allowed.
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