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Football match
| Event | 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 13 July 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick | ||||||
| Man of the Match | John O'Brien (Tipperary) | ||||||
| Referee | John Sexton (Cork) | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,076 | ||||||
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The 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played on 13 July 2008 in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. It was contested by Tipperary and Clare. Tipperary claimed their first Munster Senior Hurling title since 2001 and 37th title overall, as they overcame Clare by a score of 2–21 to 0–19.
The match was screened live by RTÉ as part of The Sunday Game programme.
By winning the final Tipperary maintained their unbeaten run in 2008, under Liam Sheedy in his first year as manager.
Match
Summmary
Goals in either half from Séamus Callinan (1-3) and John O'Brien (1-4) helped the National League champions to an eight-point win.
With a first-half wides tally of 10, Clare struggled initially in defence and attack and were 1–11 to 0-6 behind at half-time. Aided by Niall Gilligan's 0-8 haul, Clare revived their chances by closing the gap to five points, but O'Brien's 58th-minute goal sealed the issue.
Playing captain Eoin Kelly and team captain Paul Ormonde collected the Munster Cup after the final whistle.
Details
| Tipperary | 2-21 - 0-19 | Clare |
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| J O'Brien 1-4 S Callanan 1-3 E Kelly 0-6 (2f) S McGrath 0-3 L Corbett 0-2 J Woodlock 0-1 P Kerwick 0-1 H Maloney 0-1 |
(Report) | N Gilligan 0-8 (5f) M Flaherty 0-3 (3f) C Lynch 0-3 T Carmody 0-2 J Clancy 0-1 G Quinn 0-1 D McMahon 0-01 |
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References
- "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 2-21 Clare 0-19". RTÉ News. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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