2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Kerry defeated Galway after a replay. There was controversy over the decision to hold the replay on a Saturday, instead of the usual Sunday. Since then games on days other than Sundays have become commonplace.^[1] Kerry ultimately triumphed over Galway by a scoreline of 0 – 17 to 1 – 10.^[2]

Match 1

2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Final

Event

2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Kerry	Galway

0-14	0-14

Date

24 September 2000

Venue

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee

Brian White (Waterford)

Summary

The men from the Kingdom took on the Tribesmen on Sunday (24 September 2000) in Croke Park, Dublin in the battle for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. The last time the two teams met in Croke Park in an All-Ireland Final was in 1965 -That game was won by Galway. However, this time the game ended in a draw. Galway trailed for most of the game and it wasn’t until three minutes from the end that they levelled the game after working tirelessly throughout to reduce the deficit. They could have been out of it altogether as at one stage they trailed a rampant Kerry team by seven points in the first half. They persevered though and in the end were rewarded with a draw. They could have easily won it but for 3 chances in the end, all fell gratefully into the hands of Kerry goalkeeper, Declan O'Keeffe. For Kerry, it was a Jekkyl & Hyde performance, a rampant show in the first half to sheer relief in the end. The final score was 0-14 points each. It was the first time since the 1992 All-Ireland Final that both sides failed to score a goal.^[3]^[4]

Match details

Kerry Green & Gold Shirts/White Shorts/Green Socks	0-14 - 0-14 (final score after 70 minutes)	Galway Maroon & White Shirts/White shorts/Maroon Socks
Manager: Paidi Ó Sé Team: Declan O'Keeffe (GK) Mike Hassett Seamus Moynihan (Capt.) Michael McCarthy Tomás Ó Sé Éamonn Fitzmaurice Tom O'Sullivan Darragh Ó Sé Donal Daly Aodán Mac Gearailt Dara Ó Cinnéide Noel Kennelly Mike Frank Russell Liam Hassett John Crowley Substitutes: Peter O'Leary (GK) Maurice Fitzgerald Denis O'Dwyer Killian Burns Tommy Griffin Enda Galvin Mossie Lyons Kenneth Dillon Stephen O'Sullivan	Half-time: 0-09 - 0-06 Competition: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, September 24, 2001 Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: ? Referee: Pat McEnaney (Muineachán) Match rules: 70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.	Manager: John O'Mahony Team: Martin McNamara (GK) Tomás Meehan Gary Fahey Ray Silke Declan Meehan John Divilly Seán Óg De Paor Seán Ó Dómhnaill Joe Bergin Paul Clancy Tommy Joyce Michael Donnellan Derek Savage Pádraic Joyce (Capt.) Niall Finnegan Substitutes: Pádraig Lally (GK) Richie Fahey Jason Killeen Kevin Walsh Micheál Ó Callaráin Shay Walsh John Donnellan Kieran Comer Lorcán Ó Callaráin

Match 2

2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Final Replay

Kerry	Galway

0-17	1-10

Date

7 October 2000

Venue

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance

64,094

Summary

The replay of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Final took place in Croke Park on Saturday, 7 October at 4:00pm. It was the first time since 1996 that the decider went to a replay. It wasn't the disjointed game of the 24th, that was replayed on the hallowed turf of Croke Park amidst the chants and jeers of the 64,000 strong crowd, rather a close, man-marked, point-for-point contest, that the pundits had predicted preceding the first game. The first half was a paradox of brilliant football and wide shooting. Declan Meehan broke through Kerry's defense, in the 6th minute, to score one of the best goals of the championship. Galway's one point lead boded ominous for Kerry but they rallied and began to pick their points amidst a shower of wides. The most definitive injury of the half was that of Kevin Walsh who had to be replaced by Joe Bergin. The occasion once again got to young Bergin as he didn't exert a major influence in the middle of the field and this led to Kerry's domination of this area especially after Maurice Fitzgerald replaced Noel Kennelly in the 27th minute and played as a third midfielder. As the team broke for half-time the score was 0-09 to 1-04 in favour of Kerry. A light drizzle fell in the second half. Fitzgearld settled into his position with the professional role familiar to all from the 97 season. Kevin Walsh was re-introduced for mid-fielder Sean O'Domhnaill to combat Fitzgearld's influence but he never played as dominant a part in the game as he had prior to his earlier injury and indeed the drawn game. The deteriorating pitch surface took its toll as players began to slip and slide along the Cusack sideline but with minutes left to play Kerry had opened their lead to 4 points and it stayed that way at the end.^[5]^[6]

Match details

Kerry Green & Gold Shirts/White Shorts/Green Socks	0-17 - 1-10 (final score after 70 minutes)	Galway Maroon & White Shirts/White shorts/Maroon Socks
Manager: Paidi Ó Sé Team: Declan O'Keeffe (GK) Mike Hassett Seamus Moynihan (Capt.) Michael McCarthy Tomás Ó Sé Eamon Fitzmaurice Tom O'Sullivan Darragh Ó Sé Donal Daly Aodhán Mac Gearailt Dara Ó Cinnéide Noel Kennelly Mike Frank Russell Liam Hassett John Crowley Substitutes: Peter O'Leary (GK) Maurice Fitzgerald Denis O'Dwyer Killian Burns Tommy Griffin Enda Galvin Mossie Lyons Kenneth Dillon Stephen O'Sullivan	Half-time: 0-09 - 1-04 Competition: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Final Replay) Date: 15.30 BST Saturday, October 7, 2001 Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 64,094 Referee: Brian White (Loch Gorman) Match rules: 70 minutes. Extra time if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.	Manager: John O'Mahony Team: Martin McNamara (GK) Tomás Meehan Gary Fahey Richie Fahey Declan Meehan John Divilly Seán Óg De Paor Kevin Walsh Seán Ó Dómhnaill Tommy Joyce Pádraic Joyce (Capt.) Michael Donnellan Derek Savage Paul Clancy Niall Finnegan Substitutes: Padraig Lally (GK) Ray Silke Jason Killeen Joe Bergin Micheál Ó Callaráin Shay Walsh John Donnellan Kieran Comer Lorcán Ó Callaráin

References

↑ Breheny, Martin (6 October 2000). "Sunday `not a fun day'". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media).
↑ Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2011. Kerry beat us in 2000 by 0-17 to 1-10, but the following year we won, beating Meath by 0 – 17 to 0 – 8.
↑ "Kerry claim All-Ireland title". BBC Sport. 7 October 2000.
↑ Milton, Alan (26 September 2000). "Drawn final was not even half a match". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media).
↑ "Kerry claim All-Ireland title". BBC Sport. 7 October 2000.
↑ "Kerry triumph in fruitless replay". Irish Times. 7 October 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

Kerry – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (32nd title)

Subs used (replay): 17 M. Fitzgerald; 20 T. Griffin

Subs used (drawn game): 17 M. Fitzgerald; 18 D. O'Dwyer

Subs not used: 16 P. O'Leary; 19 K. Burns; 21 E. Galvin; 22 M. Lyons; 23 K. Dillon; 24 S. O'Sullivan

Manager: P. Ó Sé

Selectors: J. O'Keeffe; J. O'Connor; E. O'Sullivan; E. Walsh

Galway – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 M. McNamara
2 T. Meehan
3 G. Fahey
4 R. Fahey
5 D. Meehan
6 J. Divilly
7 S. De Paor
8 K. Walsh
9 S. Ó Dómhnaill
10 T. Joyce
11 P. Joyce (c)
12 M. Donnellan
13 D. Savage
14 P. Clancy
15 N. Finnegan

Subs: 19 J. Bergin for Walsh; 8 K. Walsh for Ó Dómhnaill; 22 J. Donnellan for T. Joyce; 21 S. Walsh for Clancy

Subs not used: 16 P. Lally; 17 R. Silke; 18 J. Killeen; 20 M. Ó Callarain; 23 K. Comer; 24 L. Ó Callarain

Manager: J. O'Mahony

Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

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