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1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date4 September 1994
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchBrian Whelahan
RefereeWillie Barrett (Tipperary)
Attendance54,458
1993
1995

The 1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 107th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1994 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 4 September 1994, between Offaly and Limerick. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 3-16 to 2-13. The match is known as 'the five-minute final' due to the sensational comeback by Offaly who scored 2-5 to win the game in the last five minutes.[1][2]

Match details

Offaly3-16 – 2-13Limerick
Johnny Dooley (1-4), Joe Dooley (1-2), B. Dooley (0-5), P. O'Connor (1-0), J. Pilkington (0-2), J. Troy (0-1), D. Pilkington (0-1), M. Duignan (0-1). D. Quigley (2-3), G. Kirby (0-6), C. Carey (0-2), M. Houlihan (0-1), L. O'Connor (0-1).
Attendance: 54,458
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
Offaly
Limerick

References

  1. ^ "The Great Escape - Celebrating the supreme heroes of '94 that delivered one of the great GAA comebacks". Irish Independent. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Flashback: 1994 All-Ireland SHC Final - Offaly v Limerick". GAA.ie. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.