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2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

Field	Value
title	2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
event	[2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship](2008-munster-senior-hurling-championship)
team1
team1association	[[File:Tipperary colours.PNG	40px]]
team1score	2-21
team2
team2association	[[File:Portumna GAA colours.PNG	40px]]
team2score	0-19
date	13 July 2008
stadium	Gaelic Grounds
city	Limerick
man_of_the_match1a	John O'Brien (Tipperary)
referee	John Sexton (Cork)
attendance	48,076
previous	[2007](2007-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)
next	[2009](2009-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final)

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

Summary

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

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 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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Liam Sheedy

Mike McNamara

References

(13 July 2008). "RTÉ Sport: Tipperary 2-21 Clare 0-19". RTÉ News.
(13 July 2008). "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times.

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