Cork 1-21 : Galway 1-16.
 
Defending champions Cork chase their first back-to-back sequence in 28 years against a young Galway side, whose fireworks display had dazzled Kilkenny in the semi-final and lit up the season. This is a memorable clash between Galway’s spontaneous, free-form hurling and the tactical acumen of the unflappable champions. Galway have never beaten Cork in a final. Would that record survive? A clash of styles and tradition.