The All -Ireland final was played in Croke Park ,Dublin. It was Cork vs Down. The match was especially important for Cork as it was a chance for them to win the Sam Maguire for the first time after 20 years.
The Stadium was filled with thousands of people .The supply of tickets was running low and lots of people were trying to get their hands on them.
The atmosphere of the stadium was electric and the sound of the supporters cheering was deafening .The red and white colours and the Down colours were seen all around the stadium.
Cork had a pre-match scare with Captain Graham Canty who was injured and did not play with the starting 15.
Both teams started with quick play. Down held the upper hand with quick passing and good defence through its half backs Declan Rooney and Kevin Mckerrnan.
Down led at half time 0-8 to 0-5.Coach Couniham then itroduced Nicholas Murphy and Graham Canty.Now the team had their powerful players. They started to play better and used possession wisely.
Cork got the lead in the 56 minute through Paul Kerrigan.They maintained the lead till the end to win by 0-16 to-15.
