1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
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| Event | 1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 4 September 1994 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park,Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Brian Whelahan | ||||||
| Referee | Willie Barrett (Tipperary) | ||||||
| Attendance | 54,458 | ||||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||||
The1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Finalwas the 107th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship,an inter-countyhurlingtournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held atCroke Park,Dublin,on 4 September 1994, betweenOffalyandLimerick.
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]
Summary[edit]
With five minutes of normal time remaining, Limerick were leading by 2-13 to 1-11 and looked to be heading to their first title in 21 years when Offaly were awarded a free 20 metres from the goal. Limerick goalkeeperJoe Quaidlater admitted that he was to blame for the resultant goal in that he didn't organise his defence well enough to stop a low-struck free fromJohnny Dooley.[3]Quaid was erroneously blamed for Offaly's second goal after what was described as a quick and errant puck-out leading toPat O'Connorputting Offaly a point ahead with a low shot to the net. Quaid later described the puck-out: "I didn’t rush back to the goals. I went back and picked up the ball, walked behind the goals like I normally would.Hegartywas out in the middle of the field on his own. I dropped the ball into his hand 70 yards out from goal. He caught the ball and in contact the ball squirted out of his hands. "Because the television coverage was still showing a replay of the first goal, very few people got to see the build up to the second and when live transmission was resumed, the sliotar was still dropping towards Pat O'Connor leading people to assume that Quaid rushed his puck-out.[4]Limerick went on to lose the game by 3-16 to 2-13.[5][6]
Match details[edit]
| Offaly | 3-16 – 2-13 | Limerick |
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| 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). |
       Offaly
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 Limerick
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Legacy[edit]
In 2012,The Guardian'sBarry Glendenning(who is from Offaly) listed it as one of six "late sporting dramas", alongside events fromThe Ashesand theWinter Olympic Games.[7]
References[edit]
- ^"The Great Escape - Celebrating the supreme heroes of '94 that delivered one of the great GAA comebacks".Irish Independent.12 April 2019.Retrieved17 April2019.
- ^"Flashback: 1994 All-Ireland SHC Final - Offaly v Limerick".GAA.ie.19 March 2020.Retrieved24 March2020.
- ^Duggan, Keith (10 October 2009)."Tale of the sorrowful mysteries".Irish Times.Retrieved17 September2018.
- ^Duggan, Keith (15 May 2014)."Limerick hurling: home to hope and hardship".Irish Times.Retrieved17 September2018.
- ^"Limerick: where broken dreams are a way of life".Irish Examiner. 15 August 2009.Retrieved17 September2018.
- ^O'Toole, Fintan (4 September 2014)."20 years ago today Offaly produced THAT All-Ireland final comeback against Limerick".The 42.Retrieved17 September2018.
- ^"The Joy of Six: late sporting dramas".The Guardian.23 November 2012.