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2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Final

Event	2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Galway Cork 2-14 4-19
Date	18 August 2021
Venue	Semple Stadium, Thurles
Man of the Match	Pádraig Power
Referee	Johnny Murphy (Limerick)
Attendance	4,400
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The 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played on 18 August 2021 to determine the winners of the 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship, the 58th season of the All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of Leinster and Munster. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Galway of Leinster.

The All-Ireland final between Cork and Galway was the third All-Ireland final meeting between the two teams and a first since 1998. Cork were hoping to claim a record 13th All-Ireland title and a second successive title, while Galway were hoping to claim their first title since 2011.

Cork dominated the opening exchanges and led by 1-04 to 0-00 after ten minutes with Darragh Flynn scoring a penalty after three minutes. Cork went eight points ahead before Donal O'Shea got Galway's first score with a free after 14 minutes. He followed with another free directly afterwards but then Galway failed to clear their lines and Jack Cahalane scored Cork's second goal to lead by 2-05 to 0-02 at the first water break. A save from Galway goalkeeper Paddy Rabbitte denied Daniel Hogan a third Cork goal, however, they still ended the half leading by 2-09 to 0-05.

Galway reduced the margin to 2-09 to 0-09 after just five minutes of the second half. The gap was reduced to three when Donal O’Shea scored Galway's first goal after 37 minutes. Almost immediately Cork responded with a Pádraig Power goal. Cork had a six-point lead at the second water break but dominated the final quarter. After scoring seven points during that period they ended the game with a fourth goal, scored by Brian Hayes.

Cork's All-Ireland victory was their second in succession. The win gave them their 13th All-Ireland title overall and put them further ahead in pole position on the all-time roll of honour.

Match

Details

Galway	2-14 - 4-19	Cork
D O’Shea 1-7 (0-7f), A Connaire 1-0, S McDonagh 0-3 (0-1 sideline), G Lee 0-2, J Cooney 0-1, G Thomas 0-1.	Report	P Power 1-5, D Flynn 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4f), B Hayes 1-2, J Cahalane 1-1, B Cunningham 0-2, D Hogan 0-1, S Quirke 0-1, R Cotter 0-1, L Horgan 0-1.

References

1. "Galway beat Dublin to land Leinster title 5 weeks after losing to them in 2020 decider". The 42. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
2. "Cork dig deep to retain Munster U20 hurling title". Echo Live. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
3. "Cork see off Galway challenge to claim All-Ireland U20 hurling title". Irish Independent. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
4. "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
5. "Impressive Cork crowned BGE All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Champions". GAA website. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
6. "Cork see off Galway challenge to claim All-Ireland U20 hurling title". Irish Independent. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

• 2021 in hurling
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship finals
• Cork GAA matches
• Galway GAA matches