1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

October 2020 October 2020 October 2020 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Cork 40px 4-11 Kilkenny 40px 1-5 11 September 1988 St. Brendan's Park Birr John Moore (Waterford) 1987 1989 The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 11 September 1988 to determine the winners of the 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 25th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Kilkenny of Leinster, with Cork winning by 4-11 to 1-5.http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx Cork GAA profile Hogan Stand 13 September 2010 26 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx 2009-02-16 dead The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny was the fifth championship meeting between the two teams. Cork were hoping to win their first title since 1982, while Kilkenny were hoping to claim their first title since 1984. A John Fitzgibbon goal for Cork after just 16 seconds set the tone for what would be a complete rout. Mark Foley and Dan O'Connell added two more goals to give Cork a comfortable 3-7 to 0-2 half-time lead. O'Connell added his second and Cork's fourth goal ten minutes into the second half. John Feehan pegged one back for Kilkenny midway through the half, however, the cause was lost. Cork's All-Ireland victory was their first in six years. The win gave them ninth All-Ireland title overall. Kilkenny's All-Ireland defeat was their sixth ever. It was their third defeat by Cork in an All-Ireland final. Match Details 11 September 1988 Kilkenny 20px|border 4-11 – 1-5 20px|border Cork D O'Connell 2-1, M Foley 1-1, G Manley 0-4, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, F Horgan 0-3, J Corcoran 0-1, T Cooney 0-1. J Feehan 1-0, T O'Keeffe 0-2, P Hoban 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, L Egan 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr J Moore (Waterford) References Category:1988 in hurling Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship finals Category:Cork GAA matches Category:Kilkenny GAA matches Category:September 1988 sports events in Europe Category:Birr, County Offaly Category:Hurling competitions in County Offaly