 The game failed to live up to the billing, however, 1–19 to 0–17 victory gave Fennelly a second All-Ireland medal.Five-in-a-row proved beyond Ballyhale Shamrocks, however, the team bounced back in 2012 having lost the championship decider the previous year.A far from vintage 0–16 to 0–12 defeat of Dicksboro gave Fennelly a fifth championship medal.