1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 103rd All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
, an inter-county hurling
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
. The match was held at Croke Park
, Dublin, on 2 September, 1990, between Cork and Galway
. The Connacht men surprisingly lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21. The match is regarded as the best championship decider of the decade.
in Tralee and played Kerry
in the opening round of the Munster Championship. A score line of 3-16 to 3-7 gave Cork a respectable win, however, the team stumbled at some stages and looked unlikely contenders for Munster and All-Ireland honours.
Two weeks alter on 3 June Cork played Waterford
in the Munster semi-final at Semple Stadium
in Thurles
. Waterford had defeated Cork in the championship the previous year and doubts about Cork’s team selection surfaced again. In the end Cork made light of the opposition and finished easy winners with a 4-15 to 1-8 victory.
Cork’s next outing in the championship was a Munster final meeting with arch-rivals Tipperary
at Semple Stadium on 15 July. Tipp, as reigning All-Ireland champions, were installed as the favourites while Cork’s problems mounted due to the absence of star players Tomás Mulcahy
and Teddy McCarthy
due to injuries. An infamous interview in which Tipperary manager Michael ‘Babs’ Keating
wrote off Cork’s chances by stating that ‘donkeys don’t win derbies’ severely riled the Cork team. It riled the team so much that they played like they had never played before. Cork’s centre half-forward Mark Foley
played the game of his life and scored 2-7 from play. Cork won the game by 4-16 to 2-14.
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park
was 5 August and Cork faced Antrim
. The Ulster men had shocked Offaly
in the All-Ireland semi-final of 1989 so nothing was left to chance for Cork. In spite of this few people expected an upset and Cork had a reasonable easy 2-20 to 1-13 victory.
, the All-Ireland ‘B’ champions. Galway had a reasonably comfortable win in their opening game as the exiles fell by 1-23 to 2-11.
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park was 5 August and Galway faced Offaly
in the second game played that day. Offaly were the masters of the Leinster Championship for a third year in-a-row, however, they were out of their depth in the All-Ireland series once again. Again Galway had a comfortable win on a score line of 1-16 to 2-7, however, they had qualified for the All-Ireland final without being tested greatly.
and Tipperary
respectively in 1987 and 1988. At the time, Galway had never beaten Cork in an All-Ireland final.
The attendance at the match was 63,954.
’s shot failed to hit the target and he registered his team’s first wide of the day. Immediately after the puck-out the play switched to the opposite end of the field where the sliothar broke to Kevin Hennessy
. He made no mistake in slotting it into the Galway net for a goal after just 48 seconds of play. The Galway men found it difficult to settle in the game, however, captain Joe Cooney
sent over a point to open the Galway scoring account. Both sides exchanged wides over the next few minutes of play before John Fitzgibbon
stretched Cork’s lead again with a point. Joe Cooney responded with a point from a trick angle by the sideline before Pete Finnerty
’s expertly taken sideline cut was stopped on the goal line and cleared by goalkeeper Ger Cunningham
.
Joe Cooney quickly tapped over another point before Tony Keady
scored an inspirational point following a great solo run from his usual position at centre half-back. Kevin Hennessy gave the Cork men a two-point cushion once again when he slotted over a free before Joe Cooney had the chance to level the game. Both his shots went wide. Kevin Hennessy was on hand again in the thirteenth minute to send over another free to give Cork some more breathing space. Not long after this the sliothar fell to Galway forward Noel Lane
who was relatively unmarked in front of the Cork goal. There was no doubt about it that he was going for a goal; however, his shot just went over the crossbar for a point. Kevin Hennessy cancelled this point almost immediately when he sent over a point of his own after receiving a facial injury.
Ger FitzGerald
got his name on the scoring sheet soon afterwards when he put his team four points clear of their opponents. With the game running away from them the Galway men clicked into gear and began the fight back. Martin Naughton
got things back on track with a point before Joe Cooney added to his tally with Galway’s first goal of the day. His first shot on target was blocked by Ger Cunningham; however, the rebound allowed him to kick the sliothar into the net to level the scores. Éanna Ryan
pointed in the twentieth minute to give Galway the lead for the first time in the game. Joe Cooney soon chipped in with another point to give his side a two-point lead. Cork’s response was not an accurate one as Tony O'Sullivan
sent a free wide before Noel Lane rifled over another point. Once again it was clear from his facial expressions that Lane was going for a goal. Nonetheless, his effort had the Galway fans on their feet cheering his name to the tune of ‘Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé.’ Both sides exchanged wides following this before Teddy McCarthy
sent over a point to claw one back for ‘the Rebels.’
Noel Lane added to his tally with another point before the game witnessed one of its first controversial moments. Joe Cooney was heading towards the Cork goal with one thing on his mind. He passed the sliothar to Éanna Ryan who tapped it into the net for another goal. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed as the referee had blown his whistle for a foul on Joe Cooney. The goal didn’t stand; however, Cooney converted the free without difficulty. Cork’s woes continued with Jim Cashman
missing a long-range free before Martin Naughton and Joe Cooney both recorded two more points. The finals core of the half was an absolute delightful one as Cork’s Kevin McGuckin
sent a sideline cut straight over the crossbar for a point. After the first thirty-five minutes Galway had a 1-13 to 1-8 lead.
Immediately after the restart Cork went on the attack, however, their efforts came to nothing. It was Michael McGrath of Galway who registered the first point of the second half as his side stretched their lead even further. Anthony Cunningham
was the last Galway forward to get his name on the scoring sheet when he sent over a point to give his team a lead of six. Cork needed a new plan of attack at this stage and a positional switch of Tomás Mulcahy to the half-forward line paid dividends when he sent over Cork’s first point of the second-half. Michael Coleman
cancelled out this point with one of his own before Kevin Hennessy put another free over the crossbar for Cork. Martin Naughton pointed for Galway before the forwards launched an all-out attack ob Ger Cunningham’s goal once again. This attack came to nothing and Cunningham was able to clear the sliothar away down the field towards Tomás Mulcahy.
With nine minutes gone in the second-half Cork were given a major boost when Mulcahy rifled a shot into the Galway net for a goal. Both sides exchanged wides after this score before the second turning point of the game occurred. Martin Naughton had the sliothar balanced on his hurley and broke away from his marker and headed for goal. His shot, however, was saved by Ger Cunningham’s face and went wide. While a 65-metre free should have been awarded Cunningham was allowed to puck the sliothar out as normal. This set up another Cork attack with Tony O’Sullivan clawing back a point for Cork. Three more wides followed, one for Galway and two for Cork, before Mark Foley
pointed in what was only his sixth championship game.
Both sides exchanged further wides before Cork gained some momentum. Another save and a clearance by Ger Cunningham set up another Cork attack at the other end of the field. Kevin Hennessy collected the sliothar on his hurley and headed for a goal. A pass to Mark Foley gave Cork a much needed lift as Foley rifled the sliothar into the net for a Cork lead. Immediately after the puck-out Galway drew level again courtesy of an Éanna Ryan point. Teddy McCarthy responded for Cork with an inspirational point that he scored over his shoulder and not even facing the goal. Up at the other end of the field Noel Lane leveled the scores again when his shot on goal went straight over the crossbar for the third time. Galway decided to freshen up things for the final few minutes of play as Anthony Cunningham made way for the veteran goal-scorer Brendan Lynskey
.
While Lynskey’s introduction was designed to give Galway a lift the exact opposite happened. The sliothar flew down the field to John Fitzgibbon
who made no mistake in sending his shot straight into the net. It was his fifth goal of the championship. Less than ninety seconds later the sliothar found its way to Fitzgibbon again who made no mistake in sending in his second goal of the day. Straight away after the puck-out Galway turned defence into attack when Brendan Lynskey scored a goal to reduce Cork’s lead to three points once again. With six minutes left in this see-saw All-Ireland final no side was celebrating prematurely. Tomás Mulcahy gave Cork some respite again when he sent over another point, however, Martin Naughton fought back immediately when he pointed for Galway. A mistake at this stage of the game could prove costly as both sides were so close to victory. Tony O’Sullivan gave Cork a four-point lead again before Joe Cooney, one of the start players of the game, sent over a point for Galway and the final score of the day. A short few seconds later the referee blew the final whistle and Cork were the All-Ireland champions of 1990 on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21.
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GALWAY:
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GK
1
John Commins
RCB
2
Dermot Fahy
FB
3
Seán Treacy
LCB
4
Ollie Kilkenny
RWB
5
Pete Finnerty
CB
6
Tony Keady
LWB
7
Gerry McInerney
M
8
Michael Coleman
M
9
Pat Malone
RWF
10
Anthony Cunningham
CF
11
Joe Cooney
(c)
LWF
12
Martin Naughton
RCF
13
Michael McGrath
FF
14
Noel Lane
LCF
15
Éanna Ryan
Substitutes:
LCF
Tom Monaghan
RWF
Brendan Lynskey
MATCH RULES
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1990
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1990 was the 104th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 5-15 to 2-21 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.-Teams:...
, an inter-county hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
tournament for the top teams in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The match was held at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin, on 2 September, 1990, between Cork and Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
. The Connacht men surprisingly lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21. The match is regarded as the best championship decider of the decade.
Cork
Cork’s senior hurling team made an early start in the 1990 championship. On 20 May the team traveled to Austin Stack ParkAustin Stack Park
Austin Stack Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the main grounds of Kerry GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The first game in Kerry GAA played under floodlights took place here in November 2001...
in Tralee and played Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in the opening round of the Munster Championship. A score line of 3-16 to 3-7 gave Cork a respectable win, however, the team stumbled at some stages and looked unlikely contenders for Munster and All-Ireland honours.
Two weeks alter on 3 June Cork played Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
in the Munster semi-final at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
in Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
. Waterford had defeated Cork in the championship the previous year and doubts about Cork’s team selection surfaced again. In the end Cork made light of the opposition and finished easy winners with a 4-15 to 1-8 victory.
Cork’s next outing in the championship was a Munster final meeting with arch-rivals Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
at Semple Stadium on 15 July. Tipp, as reigning All-Ireland champions, were installed as the favourites while Cork’s problems mounted due to the absence of star players Tomás Mulcahy
Tomás Mulcahy
Tomás Mulcahy is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1994. Mulcahy currently works as a pundit with The Sunday Game...
and Teddy McCarthy
Teddy McCarthy
Teddy McCarthy is a retired Irish dual player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1986 until 1996. McCarthy also played Gaelic football with his local club Glanmire and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1987 until 1995...
due to injuries. An infamous interview in which Tipperary manager Michael ‘Babs’ Keating
Michael Keating (hurler)
Michael 'Babs' Keating is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ballybacon-Grange and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s...
wrote off Cork’s chances by stating that ‘donkeys don’t win derbies’ severely riled the Cork team. It riled the team so much that they played like they had never played before. Cork’s centre half-forward Mark Foley
Mark Foley (Cork hurler)
Mark Foley is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Argideen Rangers, and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:...
played the game of his life and scored 2-7 from play. Cork won the game by 4-16 to 2-14.
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
was 5 August and Cork faced Antrim
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams...
. The Ulster men had shocked Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
in the All-Ireland semi-final of 1989 so nothing was left to chance for Cork. In spite of this few people expected an upset and Cork had a reasonable easy 2-20 to 1-13 victory.
Galway
Galway, with no provincial championship to participate in advanced directly to the All-Ireland series of games. They opened their championship campaign at Croke Park on 22 July where they played LondonLondon GAA
The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or London GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in London...
, the All-Ireland ‘B’ champions. Galway had a reasonably comfortable win in their opening game as the exiles fell by 1-23 to 2-11.
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park was 5 August and Galway faced Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
in the second game played that day. Offaly were the masters of the Leinster Championship for a third year in-a-row, however, they were out of their depth in the All-Ireland series once again. Again Galway had a comfortable win on a score line of 1-16 to 2-7, however, they had qualified for the All-Ireland final without being tested greatly.
Overview
Sunday September 2 was the date of the 1990 All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Galway. Cork were appearing in their first championship decider since 1986 when they defeated Galway to take the title. Galway were appearing in a fifth All-Ireland final in six years and were hoping to take a third title in four years having defeated KilkennyKilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
and Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
respectively in 1987 and 1988. At the time, Galway had never beaten Cork in an All-Ireland final.
The attendance at the match was 63,954.
Match report
At 3:30pm referee John Moore of Waterford threw in the sliothar and the game was on in the 103rd All-Ireland hurling final. Straight away Galway went on the attack after just ten seconds of play, however, Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (hurler)
Michael McGrath is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 19809s and 1990s.-References:-Teams:...
’s shot failed to hit the target and he registered his team’s first wide of the day. Immediately after the puck-out the play switched to the opposite end of the field where the sliothar broke to Kevin Hennessy
Kevin Hennessy
Kevin Hennessy is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Midleton and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1982 until 1993.-Club:...
. He made no mistake in slotting it into the Galway net for a goal after just 48 seconds of play. The Galway men found it difficult to settle in the game, however, captain Joe Cooney
Joe Cooney
Joe Cooney is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1985 until 2000. Cooney is regarded as one of Galway’s greatest-ever players.-Early life:...
sent over a point to open the Galway scoring account. Both sides exchanged wides over the next few minutes of play before John Fitzgibbon
John Fitzgibbon (hurler)
John Fitzgibbon is former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:...
stretched Cork’s lead again with a point. Joe Cooney responded with a point from a trick angle by the sideline before Pete Finnerty
Pete Finnerty
Pete Finnerty is an Irish retired hurling coach and former player.Regarded as one of his county's all-time greats, Finnerty enjoyed a distinguished playing career at club level with Mullagh and at inter-county level with Galway...
’s expertly taken sideline cut was stopped on the goal line and cleared by goalkeeper Ger Cunningham
Ger Cunningham
Ger Cunningham is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1998. Cunningham is regarded as one of the greatest hurling goalkeepers of all-time.Cunningham's status as one of Cork's...
.
Joe Cooney quickly tapped over another point before Tony Keady
Tony Keady
Tony Keady is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Killimordaly and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:...
scored an inspirational point following a great solo run from his usual position at centre half-back. Kevin Hennessy gave the Cork men a two-point cushion once again when he slotted over a free before Joe Cooney had the chance to level the game. Both his shots went wide. Kevin Hennessy was on hand again in the thirteenth minute to send over another free to give Cork some more breathing space. Not long after this the sliothar fell to Galway forward Noel Lane
Noel Lane
Noel Lane is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ballinderreen and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1990. Lane served as manager of the Galway senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2002...
who was relatively unmarked in front of the Cork goal. There was no doubt about it that he was going for a goal; however, his shot just went over the crossbar for a point. Kevin Hennessy cancelled this point almost immediately when he sent over a point of his own after receiving a facial injury.
Ger FitzGerald
Ger FitzGerald (hurler)
Ger FitzGerald is an Irish hurling manager and player. He is the current manager of the Cork under-21 hurling team....
got his name on the scoring sheet soon afterwards when he put his team four points clear of their opponents. With the game running away from them the Galway men clicked into gear and began the fight back. Martin Naughton
Martin Naughton (hurler)
Martin Naughton is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with his local club Turloughmore and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
got things back on track with a point before Joe Cooney added to his tally with Galway’s first goal of the day. His first shot on target was blocked by Ger Cunningham; however, the rebound allowed him to kick the sliothar into the net to level the scores. Éanna Ryan
Éanna Ryan
Éanna Ryan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Killimordaly and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Ryan won back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals with Galway in 1987 and 1988.-References:...
pointed in the twentieth minute to give Galway the lead for the first time in the game. Joe Cooney soon chipped in with another point to give his side a two-point lead. Cork’s response was not an accurate one as Tony O'Sullivan
Tony O'Sullivan
Tony O'Sullivan is an Irish retired sportsperson. A dual player, he played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Na Piarsaigh and was a member of both Cork senior inter-county teams in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:O’Sullivan played his club hurling with the Na Piarsaigh club on the...
sent a free wide before Noel Lane rifled over another point. Once again it was clear from his facial expressions that Lane was going for a goal. Nonetheless, his effort had the Galway fans on their feet cheering his name to the tune of ‘Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé.’ Both sides exchanged wides following this before Teddy McCarthy
Teddy McCarthy
Teddy McCarthy is a retired Irish dual player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1986 until 1996. McCarthy also played Gaelic football with his local club Glanmire and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1987 until 1995...
sent over a point to claw one back for ‘the Rebels.’
Noel Lane added to his tally with another point before the game witnessed one of its first controversial moments. Joe Cooney was heading towards the Cork goal with one thing on his mind. He passed the sliothar to Éanna Ryan who tapped it into the net for another goal. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed as the referee had blown his whistle for a foul on Joe Cooney. The goal didn’t stand; however, Cooney converted the free without difficulty. Cork’s woes continued with Jim Cashman
Jim Cashman (hurler)
Jim Cashman is a former Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and with the Cork senior inter-county in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:Jim Cashman was born in Blackrock in Cork City in 1965...
missing a long-range free before Martin Naughton and Joe Cooney both recorded two more points. The finals core of the half was an absolute delightful one as Cork’s Kevin McGuckin
Kevin McGuckin
Kevin "Slith" McGuckin is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. McGuckin was captain of the Derry team for 2007 and is currently the vice-captain. He is regarded as one of the best defenders in Ireland....
sent a sideline cut straight over the crossbar for a point. After the first thirty-five minutes Galway had a 1-13 to 1-8 lead.
Immediately after the restart Cork went on the attack, however, their efforts came to nothing. It was Michael McGrath of Galway who registered the first point of the second half as his side stretched their lead even further. Anthony Cunningham
Anthony Cunningham
Anthony Cunningham is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Galway senior hurling team. He is the current manager of the Galway senior team....
was the last Galway forward to get his name on the scoring sheet when he sent over a point to give his team a lead of six. Cork needed a new plan of attack at this stage and a positional switch of Tomás Mulcahy to the half-forward line paid dividends when he sent over Cork’s first point of the second-half. Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman (hurler)
Michael Coleman is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Abbeyknockmoy and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1988 until 1999.-References:-Teams:...
cancelled out this point with one of his own before Kevin Hennessy put another free over the crossbar for Cork. Martin Naughton pointed for Galway before the forwards launched an all-out attack ob Ger Cunningham’s goal once again. This attack came to nothing and Cunningham was able to clear the sliothar away down the field towards Tomás Mulcahy.
With nine minutes gone in the second-half Cork were given a major boost when Mulcahy rifled a shot into the Galway net for a goal. Both sides exchanged wides after this score before the second turning point of the game occurred. Martin Naughton had the sliothar balanced on his hurley and broke away from his marker and headed for goal. His shot, however, was saved by Ger Cunningham’s face and went wide. While a 65-metre free should have been awarded Cunningham was allowed to puck the sliothar out as normal. This set up another Cork attack with Tony O’Sullivan clawing back a point for Cork. Three more wides followed, one for Galway and two for Cork, before Mark Foley
Mark Foley (Cork hurler)
Mark Foley is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Argideen Rangers, and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:...
pointed in what was only his sixth championship game.
Both sides exchanged further wides before Cork gained some momentum. Another save and a clearance by Ger Cunningham set up another Cork attack at the other end of the field. Kevin Hennessy collected the sliothar on his hurley and headed for a goal. A pass to Mark Foley gave Cork a much needed lift as Foley rifled the sliothar into the net for a Cork lead. Immediately after the puck-out Galway drew level again courtesy of an Éanna Ryan point. Teddy McCarthy responded for Cork with an inspirational point that he scored over his shoulder and not even facing the goal. Up at the other end of the field Noel Lane leveled the scores again when his shot on goal went straight over the crossbar for the third time. Galway decided to freshen up things for the final few minutes of play as Anthony Cunningham made way for the veteran goal-scorer Brendan Lynskey
Brendan Lynskey
Brendan Lynskey is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Meelick-Eyrecourt and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-References:...
.
While Lynskey’s introduction was designed to give Galway a lift the exact opposite happened. The sliothar flew down the field to John Fitzgibbon
John Fitzgibbon (hurler)
John Fitzgibbon is former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:...
who made no mistake in sending his shot straight into the net. It was his fifth goal of the championship. Less than ninety seconds later the sliothar found its way to Fitzgibbon again who made no mistake in sending in his second goal of the day. Straight away after the puck-out Galway turned defence into attack when Brendan Lynskey scored a goal to reduce Cork’s lead to three points once again. With six minutes left in this see-saw All-Ireland final no side was celebrating prematurely. Tomás Mulcahy gave Cork some respite again when he sent over another point, however, Martin Naughton fought back immediately when he pointed for Galway. A mistake at this stage of the game could prove costly as both sides were so close to victory. Tony O’Sullivan gave Cork a four-point lead again before Joe Cooney, one of the start players of the game, sent over a point for Galway and the final score of the day. A short few seconds later the referee blew the final whistle and Cork were the All-Ireland champions of 1990 on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21.
Statistics
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| GK | 1 | Ger Cunningham Ger Cunningham Ger Cunningham is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1998. Cunningham is regarded as one of the greatest hurling goalkeepers of all-time.Cunningham's status as one of Cork's... |
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| RCB | 2 | John Considine John Considine (hurler) Dr. John Considine is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1988 until 1993.-Club:... |
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| FB | 3 | Denis Walsh Denis Walsh Denis Walsh is an Irish hurling manager and former dual player of Gaelic games. He is a former manager of the Cork senior hurling team.... |
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| LCB | 4 | Seán O'Gorman | |
| RWB | 5 | Seánie McCarthy | |
| CB | 6 | Jim Cashmane Jim Cashman (hurler) Jim Cashman is a former Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and with the Cork senior inter-county in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:Jim Cashman was born in Blackrock in Cork City in 1965... |
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| LWB | 7 | Kieran McGuckin Kieran McGuckin Kieran McGuckian is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1990 until 1996.-Club:... |
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| M | 9 | Teddy McCarthy Teddy McCarthy Teddy McCarthy is a retired Irish dual player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1986 until 1996. McCarthy also played Gaelic football with his local club Glanmire and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1987 until 1995... |
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| RWF | 10 | Ger FitzGerald Ger FitzGerald (hurler) Ger FitzGerald is an Irish hurling manager and player. He is the current manager of the Cork under-21 hurling team.... |
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| CF | 11 | Mark Foley Mark Foley (Cork hurler) Mark Foley is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Argideen Rangers, and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:... |
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| LWF | 12 | Tony O'Sullivan Tony O'Sullivan Tony O'Sullivan is an Irish retired sportsperson. A dual player, he played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Na Piarsaigh and was a member of both Cork senior inter-county teams in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:O’Sullivan played his club hurling with the Na Piarsaigh club on the... |
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| RCF | 13 | Tomás Mulcahy Tomás Mulcahy Tomás Mulcahy is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1994. Mulcahy currently works as a pundit with The Sunday Game... (c) |
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| FF | 14 | Kevin Hennessy Kevin Hennessy Kevin Hennessy is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Midleton and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1982 until 1993.-Club:... |
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| LCF | 15 | John Fitzgibbon John Fitzgibbon (hurler) John Fitzgibbon is former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.-Club:... |
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John Commins (hurler)
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Ollie Kilkenny
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Tony Keady
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Martin Naughton (hurler)
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Michael McGrath (hurler)
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Noel Lane
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Éanna Ryan
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