2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
| Event | 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 2000 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Brian White (Waterford) | ||||||
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| Date | 7 October 2000 | ||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Attendance | 64,094 | ||||||
The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 113th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kerry defeated Galway after a replay. There was controversy over the decision to hold the replay on a Saturday, instead of the usual Sunday. Since then games on days other than Sundays have become commonplace.Kerry ultimately triumphed over Galway by a scoreline of 0 – 17 to 1 – 10.
The men from the Kingdom took on the Tribesmen on Sunday (24 September 2000) in Croke Park, Dublin in the battle for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. The last time the two teams met in Croke Park in an All-Ireland Final was in 1965 -That game was won by Galway. However, this time the game ended in a draw. Galway trailed for most of the game and it wasn’t until three minutes from the end that they levelled the game after working tirelessly throughout to reduce the deficit. They could have been out of it altogether as at one stage they trailed a rampant Kerry team by seven points in the first half. They persevered though and in the end were rewarded with a draw. They could have easily won it but for 3 chances in the end, all fell gratefully into the hands of Kerry goalkeeper, Declan O'Keeffe. For Kerry, it was a Jekkyl & Hyde performance, a rampant show in the first half to sheer relief in the end. The final score was 0-14 points each. It was the first time since the 1992 All-Ireland Final that both sides failed to score a goal.
Team:
Declan O'Keeffe (GK)
Mike Hassett
Seamus Moynihan (Capt.)
Michael McCarthy
Tomás Ó Sé
Éamonn Fitzmaurice
Tom O'Sullivan
Darragh Ó Sé
Donal Daly
Aodán Mac Gearailt
Dara Ó Cinnéide
Noel Kennelly
Mike Frank Russell
Liam Hassett
John Crowley
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