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2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date24 September 2000
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchMike Frank Russell
RefereePat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Attendance63,349[1]
1999
2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay
Event2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date7 October 2000
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchSeamus Moynihan
RefereeBrian White (Wexford)
Attendance64,094
2001

The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Kerry defeated Galway after a replay. There was controversy over the decision to hold the replay on a Saturday, instead of the usual Sunday. Since then games on days other than Sundays have become commonplace.[2] Kerry ultimately triumphed over Galway by a scoreline of 0–17 to 1–10.[3]

Match 1

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Summary

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Kerry played Galway on Sunday (24 September 2000) in Croke Park, Dublin in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. The two teams had previously played against one another in Croke Park in an All-Ireland Final in 1965 where Galway won, the 2000 final ended in a draw. Galway trailed for most of the game and it wasn't until three minutes from the end that they levelled the game after working tirelessly throughout to reduce the deficit. At one point Galway were behind Kerry by seven points in the first half of the game. The final score was 0–14 points each. It was the first time since the 1992 All-Ireland Final that both sides failed to score a goal.[4][5]

Pádraic Joyce brought the sides level with four minutes remaining.[6]

The referee played 40 seconds of additional time.[7]

Details

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Kerry0–14 – 0–14Galway
Dara Ó Cinnéide 0–4, Mike Frank Russell 0–3, Liam Hassett 0–2, Noel Kennelly 0–2, Johnny Crowley 0–2, Darragh Ó Sé 0–1 Pádraic Joyce 0–6, Niall Finnegan 0–3, Derek Savage 0–2, Kevin Walsh 0–1, John Donnellan 0–1, Tommy Joyce 0–1
Attendance: 63,349
Kerry
Galway
1 Declan O'Keeffe
2 Mike Hassett
3 Seamus Moynihan (c)
4 Mike McCarthy
5 Tomás Ó Sé
6 Éamonn Fitzmaurice
7 Tom O'Sullivan
8 Darragh Ó Sé
9 Donal Daly
10 Aodán Mac Gearailt
11 Dara Ó Cinnéide
12 Noel Kennelly downward-facing red arrow
13 Mike Frank Russell
14 Liam Hassett
15 Johnny Crowley downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
16 Peter O'Leary
17 Maurice Fitzgerald upward-facing green arrow
18 Denis O'Dwyer upward-facing green arrow
19 Killian Burns
20 Tommy Griffin
21 Enda Galvin
22 Mossie Lyons
23 Kenneth Dillon
24 Stephen O'Sullivan

Manager:
Páidí Ó Sé
1 Martin McNamara
2 Tomás Meehan
3 Gary Fahey
4 Ray Silke downward-facing red arrow
5 Declan Meehan
6 John Divilly
7 Seán Óg de Paor
8 Seán Ó Domhnaill
9 Joe Bergin downward-facing red arrow
10 Paul Clancy
11 Tommy Joyce downward-facing red arrow
12 Michael Donnellan
13 Derek Savage
14 Pádraic Joyce (c)
15 Niall Finnegan
Substitutes:
16 Pádraig Lally
17 Richie Fahey upward-facing green arrow
18 Jason Killeen
19 Kevin Walsh upward-facing green arrow
20 Michael Colleran
21 Shay Walsh
22 John Donnellan upward-facing green arrow
23 Kieran Comer
24 Lorcan Colleran

Manager:
John O'Mahony

Match 2

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Summary

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The replay of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Final took place in Croke Park on Saturday, 7 October at 4:00pm. It was the first time since 1996 that the decider went to a replay. It wasn't the disjointed game of the 24th, that was replayed on the hallowed turf of Croke Park amidst the chants and jeers of the 64,000 strong crowd, rather a close, man-marked, point-for-point contest, that the pundits had predicted preceding the first game. The first half was a paradox of brilliant football and wide shooting. Declan Meehan broke through Kerry's defense, in the 6th minute, to score one of the best goals of the championship. Galway's one point lead boded ominous for Kerry but they rallied and began to pick their points amidst a shower of wides. The most definitive injury of the half was that of Kevin Walsh who had to be replaced by Joe Bergin. The occasion once again got to young Bergin as he didn't exert a major influence in the middle of the field and this led to Kerry's domination of this area especially after Maurice Fitzgerald replaced Noel Kennelly in the 27th minute and played as a third midfielder. As the team broke for half-time the score was 0–09 to 1–04 in favour of Kerry. A light drizzle fell in the second half. Fitzgerald settled into his position with the professional role familiar to all from the 97 season. Kevin Walsh was re-introduced for mid-fielder Sean O'Domhnaill to combat Fitzgearld's influence but he never played as dominant a part in the game as he had prior to his earlier injury and indeed the drawn game. The deteriorating pitch surface took its toll as players began to slip and slide along the Cusack sideline but with minutes left to play Kerry had opened their lead to 4 points and it stayed that way at the end.[8][9]

Aodán Mac Gearailt fisted the insurance point over the bar in the 2000 replay.[10]

Details

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Kerry0–17 – 1–13Galway
Dara Ó Cinnéide 0–4, Johnny Crowley 0–3, Aodán Mac Gearailt 0–3, Liam Hassett 0–3, Mike Frank Russell 0–2, Maurice Fitzgerald 0–1, Éamonn Fitzmaurice 0–1 Declan Meehan 1–0, Michael Donnellan 0–2, Niall Finnegan 0–2, Tommy Joyce 0–1, Pádraic Joyce 0–1, Joe Bergin 0–1, Seán Óg de Paor 0–1, Kevin Walsh 0–1, Shay Walsh 0–1
Attendance: 64,094
Referee: Brian White (Wexford)
Kerry
Galway
1 Declan O'Keeffe
2 Mike Hassett
3 Seamus Moynihan (c)
4 Mike McCarthy
5 Tomás Ó Sé
6 Éamonn Fitzmaurice
7 Tom O'Sullivan downward-facing red arrow
8 Darragh Ó Sé
9 Donal Daly
10 Aodán Mac Gearailt
11 Dara Ó Cinnéide
12 Noel Kennelly downward-facing red arrow
13 Mike Frank Russell
14 Liam Hassett
15 Johnny Crowley
Substitutes:
16 Peter O'Leary
17 Maurice Fitzgerald upward-facing green arrow
18 Denis O'Dwyer
19 Killian Burns
20 Tommy Griffin upward-facing green arrow
21 Enda Galvin
22 Mossie Lyons
23 Kenneth Dillon
24 Stephen O'Sullivan

Manager:
Páidí Ó Sé
1 Martin McNamara
2 Tomás Meehan
3 Gary Fahey
4 Richie Fahey
5 Declan Meehan
6 John Divilly
7 Seán Óg de Paor
8 Kevin Walsh downward-facing red arrow upward-facing green arrow
9 Seán Ó Domhnaill downward-facing red arrow
10 Tommy Joyce downward-facing red arrow
11 Pádraic Joyce (c)
12 Michael Donnellan
13 Derek Savage
14 Paul Clancy downward-facing red arrow
15 Niall Finnegan
Substitutes:
16 Pádraig Lally
17 Ray Silke
18 Jason Killeen
19 Joe Bergin upward-facing green arrow
20 Michael Colleran
21 Shay Walsh upward-facing green arrow
22 John Donnellan upward-facing green arrow
23 Kieran Comer
24 Lorcan Colleran

Manager:
John O'Mahony

References

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  1. ^ Irish Independent 1905-current, Monday, September 25, 2000; Page: 31
  2. ^ Breheny, Martin (6 October 2000). "Sunday 'not a fun day'". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media.
  3. ^ Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2011. Kerry beat us in 2000 by 0-17 to 1-10, but the following year we won, beating Meath by 0 – 17 to 0 – 8.
  4. ^ "Kerry claim All-Ireland title". BBC Sport. 7 October 2000.
  5. ^ Milton, Alan (26 September 2000). "Drawn final was not even half a match". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media.
  6. ^ Keys, Colm (13 September 2019). "Scoring the equaliser proves great leveller". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 13 September 2019. Does it present any advantage in an All-Ireland final replay to have scored the equaliser in the drawn game? A look back on the last six drawn football finals shows honours even in that regard. Last time out it was Cillian O'Connor who brought parity for Mayo who lost to Dublin in the replay three years ago. Prior to that, a similar outcome in 2000 when Pádraic Joyce's 66th-minute equaliser for Galway forced a replay which Kerry won.
  7. ^ Moran, Seán (11 September 2019). "Will time be on Dublin's side once more?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 September 2019. If referee David Gough had played as little injury-time as his predecessor PJ McGrath in the 1982 final, Dean Rock would never have had the opportunity to equalise in the 74th minute. McGrath added just 35 seconds of additional time and this was not simply because there were fewer stoppages – it was common practice. Randomly chosen finals – at five-year intervals – in the decades that followed indicate that as little as nine seconds in 1990 and 40 seconds in 2000 (drawn match) were added on for injury-time in those football All-Irelands.
  8. ^ "Kerry claim All-Ireland title". BBC Sport. 7 October 2000.
  9. ^ "Kerry triumph in fruitless replay". Irish Times. 7 October 2000. Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  10. ^ Fogarty, John (12 September 2019). "Replay readings suggest this will be tight, with a busy referee". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2019. Cormac Costello's point turned out to the difference in 2016 and it was Aodhán MacGearailt who sent over the insurance score with his fist in the millennium year.