2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none March 2025 November 2020 2004 All-Ireland Hurling Final 2004 All Ireland Hurling.jpg 250 2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Cork 40px 0–17 Kilkenny 40px 0–9 12 September 2004 Croke Park Dublin Niall McCarthyhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30166254.html McCarthy celebrates Man of Match award Irish Examiner 13 September 2004 Aodán Mac Suibhne (Dublin) 78,212 2003 2005 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. 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 12 September 200415:30 UCT+1 Cork 0–17 – 0–9 Kilkenny (report) J. Deane 0–5N. McCarthy 0–3B. O'Connor 0–3K. Murphy 0–2B. Corcoran 0–2T. Kenny 0–1J. O'Connor 0–1 H. Shefflin 0–5M. Comerford 0–2J. Fitzpatrick 0–1D. Lyng 0–1 Croke Park, Dublin 78,212 A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) _red_hoops _collarwhite _red_hoops FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _2 white stripes Cork _goldborder_2 _blackstripes _goldborder 000000 FFC125 000000 FFFFFF FFC125 _hoops_black Kilkenny CORK: GK 1 Donal Óg CusackRCB 2 Wayne SherlockFB 3 Diarmuid O'SullivanLCB 4 Brian Murphy 25RWB 5 John GardinerCB 6 Ronan CurranLWB 7 Seán Óg Ó hAilpínMD 8 Tom KennyMD 9 Jerry O'ConnorRWF 10 Ben O'Connor (c)CF 11 Niall McCarthyLWF 12 Timmy McCarthyRCF 13 Kieran 'Fraggy' MurphyFF 14 Brian CorcoranLCF 15 Joe DeaneSubstitutes used:LCB John Browne 25KILKENNY: GK 1 James McGarryRCB 2 Michael KavanaghFB 3 Noel HickeyLCB 4 James RyallRWB 5 Tommy WalshCB 6 Peter BarryLWB 7 J. J. DelaneyMD 8 Derek LyngMD 9 Ken Coogan 69RWF 10 Henry ShefflinCF 11 John HoyneLWF 12 D. J. CareyRCF 13 James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick 62FF 14 Martin Comerford (c)LCF 15 Eddie BrennanSubstitutes used:MD Conor Phelan 62RWF Seán Dowling 69 MATCH RULES 70 minutes. Replay if scores level. Five substitutes allowed. Unused Cork Substitutes Paul Morrissey, Pat Mulcahy, Cian O'Connor, Graham Callanan, Paul Tierney, Mickey O'Connell, Garvan McCarthy, John Anderson, Martin Coleman, Michael Byrne, John Paul King, James Bowles Jonathan O'Callaghan Manager Donal O'Grady Trainers Seanie McGrath and Jerry Wallace Selectors Seanie O'Leary, Patsy Morrissey, John Allen, Fred Sheedy References All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Cork county hurling team matches Category:Kilkenny county hurling team matches Category:September 2004 in Ireland