 Seánie O'Leary played the game with a broken nose after being hit in the face by a sliotar in a pre-match warm-up while the two oldest men on the team, Denis Coughlan and McCarthy, gave noteworthy displays.Martin Coleman made some miraculous saves in the dying minutes as Cork held on for a 1–17 to 3–8 victory.It was McCarthy's fourth All-Ireland medal.