| Event | 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 12 September 1999 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park,Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Brian Corcoran[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Pat O'Connor (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,989 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain | ||||||
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The1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-countyhurling tournament for the top teams inIreland.[2] The match was held atCroke Park,Dublin, on 12 September 1999, betweenCork andKilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12.[3]
Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from aHenry Shefflin free. Cork, captained byMark Landers and managed byJimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since1990.[4]
It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without agoal.[5][6]
| Cork | 0-13 – 0-12 | Kilkenny |
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| J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-3), S. McGrath (0-3), M. Landers (0-1), A. Browne (0-1), K. Murray (0-1), B. O'Connor (0-1). | (report) | H. Shefflin (0-5), A. Comerford (0-2), C. Carter (0-2), J. Power (0-1), D. Byrne (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1). |
      Cork |    Kilkenny |
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Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and man of the match Brian Corcoran celebrate after the win over Tipperary in the 1999 All-Ireland SHC final.
