2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2004 Munster Senior Hurling Final
Event 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford Cork
3-16 1-21
Date 27 June 2004
Venue Semple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the Match Paul Flynn (Waterford)
Referee Seanie McMahon (Clare)
Attendance 52,100

The 2004 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on 27 June 2004 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Cork and Waterford. Waterford claimed their second Munster Championship of the decade, beating Cork on a scoreline of 3-16 to 1-21, a 1 point winning margin.[1] Overall, this was Waterford's seventh Munster Senior Hurling Championship. The final, which swung both ways numerous times, including numerous goals and a sending off, is considered one of the greatest Munster Hurling Finals ever.

Previous Munster Final encounters

Previous to this encounter, the teams had met each other in twelve Munster Hurling Finals, including a replay in 1931. Cork lead the rivalry having won eight finals in comparison to Waterford's three wins. Notable finals include 1982 when Cork beat Waterford by 31 points (Munster Final record) and in the previous year's final when Cork beat Waterford by 4 points even after a hat trick of goals by Waterford's John Mullane.[2]

Year Venue Cork
score		 Waterford
score		 Match report
1903 Tipperary Town 5-16 (31) 1-01 (4)
1929 Fraher Field, Dungarvan 4-06 (18) 2-03 (9)
1931 Clonmel 1-09 (12) 4-00 (12)
1931 Clonmel 5-04 (19) 1-02 (5)
1943 Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork 2-13 (19) 3-08 (17)
1948 Semple Stadium, Thurles 3-09 (18) 4-07 (19)
1957 Semple Stadium, Thurles 1-06 (9) 1-11 (14)
1959 Semple Stadium, Thurles 2-09 (15) 3-09 (18)
1966 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 4-09 (21) 2-09 (15)
1982 Semple Stadium, Thurles 5-31 (46) 3-06 (15)
1983 Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork 3-22 (31) 0-12 (12)
2003 Semple Stadium, Thurles 3-16 (25) 3-12 (21) Irish Examiner

Match details

27 June 2004
Munster Final
Cork 1-21 - 3-16 Waterford
J. Deane 0-9
G. McCarthy 1-0
B. O'Connor 0-4
T. Kenny 0-3
B. Corcoran 0-2
J. O'Connor 0-2
R. Curran 0-1		 (Report) P. Flynn 1-7
D. Shanahan 1-3
E. Kelly 1-1
J. Mullane 0-2
D. Bennett 0-1
K. McGrath 0-1
S. Prendergast 0-1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: S. McMahon (Clare)
Cork GAA
Waterford GAA
CORK GAA:
1 Dónal Óg Cusack
2 Wayne Sherlock
3 Diarmuid O'Sullivan  35'
4 Brian Murphy
5 John Gardiner
6 Ronan Curran
7 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
8 Tom Kenny  46'
9 Jerry O'Connor
10 Garvan McCarthy  56'
11 Niall McCarthy
12 Timmy McCarthy  69'
13 Ben O'Connor
14 Brian Corcoran  35'
15 Joe Deane
Substitutes:
16 Paul Morrissey
17 Cian O'Connor
18 John Browne
19 Graham Callinan
20 Mickey O'Connell
21 Paul Tierney  46'
22 John Anderson   
23 Jonathan O'Callaghan
24 Kieran Murphy  35'
25 Martin Coleman
26 Eamonn Collins  56'
27 Michael Byrne



Manager:
Dónal O'Grady
WATERFORD GAA:
1 Stephen Brenner
2 Eoin Murphy
3 James Murray
4 Declan Prendergast
5 Bryan Phelan
6 Ken McGrath (c)
7 Tony Browne
8 Dave Bennett  50'   
9 Eoin McGrath  66'
10 Eoin Kelly
11 Dan Shanahan
12 Michael Walsh
13 John Mullane Red card 38'   
14 Seamus Prendergast   
15 Paul Flynn
Substitutes:
16 Ian O'Regan
17 Tom Feeney
18 Brian Wall
19 Paul O'Brien  50'  70'
20 Jack Kennedy  70'
21 Andy Moloney
22 Liam Lawlor
23 Shane O'Sullivan  66'
24 David O'Brien
25 Sean Ryan
26 Ger Quinlan
27 Denis Coffey
28 John Wall
29 Andrew Kirwan
30 Wayne Hutchinson
Manager:
Justin McCarthy

Man of the Match:
Paul Flynn

Linesmen:
Pat Horan (Offaly)
Barry Kelly (Westmeath)

Sideline Official
Andrew Monaghan (Clare)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MUNSTER SHC: Deise character conquers Cork". Irish Examiner. 2004-06-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. ↑ http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/06/30/story335242529.asp

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