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Football match
The 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship final was played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork on 22 November 2020. It was contested by Tipperary and Cork . Tipperary won a first title since 1935, doing so in the home ground of their opponent. This was also the first time since 1992 that neither Cork nor Kerry won the competition.
Pre-match
The game was held amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland , which also led to the delayed championship.
To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday , Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green for the game, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin at Croke Park in 1920 .
Former under-21 footballer of the year and professional Australian rules footballer Colin O'Riordan was named in the team.
Match details
22 November 2020
Tipperary 0–17 – 0–14 Cork
C Sweeney 7 (2fs, 2m); M Quinlivan 5 (1f); L Casey 2 (f); K Fahey 1, E Comerford 1 (free), P Austin 1.
Report
L Connolly 4 (2fs, 1 45), M Collins 4 (4fs); J O'Rourke 2; C O'Callaghan 1, B Hurley 1, S White 1, C O'Mahony 1 (f).
Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois )
1
M. A. Martin
2
M. Shanley
3
P. Ring
4
K. O'Donovan
5
T. Corkery
6
S. Meehan
7
M. Taylor
8
I. Maguire (c )
9
K. O'Hanlon
10
R. Deane
11
C. O'Callaghan
12
J. O'Rourke
13
L. Connolly
14
B. Hurley
15
M. Collins
Substitutes:
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C. O'Mahony for L. Connolly
?
S. Ryan for P. Ring
?
S. White for C O'Callaghan
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M. Keane for K. O'Hanlon
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M. Hurley for M. Taylor
Manager:
Ronan McCarthy
Post-match
The result meant Tipperary qualified for a repeat of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Mayo . Mayo won, to qualify for the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final .
Tipp captain Conor Sweeney laid a wreath at the Bloody Sunday memorial at Croke Park on Hill 16 after the game against Mayo.
Notes
The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games .
References
"Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork" . The 42 . 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14" . GAA.ie . 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary" . The 42 . 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"'It just goes to show the passion of the man that he wants to play with Tipperary'" . The 42 . 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo" . RTE Sport . 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"O'Connor breaks All-Ireland scoring record with 4-9" . Hogan Stand . 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"This time in Croke Park we only lost a game, no more" . 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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