 After beating Dublin by two points in the semi-final, Kerry progressed to face their bitter rivals Cork in the first ever all-Munster All-Ireland final.Kerry comfortably beat Cork 3–13 to 1–09, to become the first team to retain the title since Cork themselves 17 years before.Cooper got the goal that put Kerry in the driving seat, rising to fist the ball over the onrushing Alan Quirke.