2020 Munster Senior Football Championship#Semi-Finals
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{{Infobox GAA championship
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|name = 2020 Munster SFC
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|year = 2020
|manager = David Power
|poty =
|captain = Conor Sweeney
|winners = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|ordinal = 10
|runnersup = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|final attendance =
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|previous = 2019
|next = 2021
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The 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2020 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/senior/|title=2020 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures|work=munstergaa.ie|date=18 February 2018}} The fixtures were announced on RTÉ Radio on 8 October 2019.[https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/1008/1081781-semi-final-showdown-for-munster-big-guns/ 2020 Munster SFC fixtures announced], from rte.ie Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, all GAA activity was suspended until late in the year.
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the title after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-munster-football-5274179-Nov2020/|title =Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork|date=22 November 2020|work=The 42|accessdate=24 November 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1122/1179721-tipperary-end-85-year-wait-to-win-munster-crown/|title =Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown|date=22 November 2020|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=24 November 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/cavan-tipperary-shock-wins-5275707-Nov2020/|title =Greatest day of shocks in football history? How Tipperary and Cavan upset odds to taste provincial glory|date=22 November 2020|work=The 42|accessdate=24 November 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/munster-sfc-final-terrific-tipp-end-85-year-wait-for-munster-title/|title =TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14|date=23 November 2020|work=GAA.ie|accessdate=24 November 2020}}
To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green in the final, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin in Croke Park in 1920.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/dublin-tipperary-jerseys-bloody-sunday-5271676-Nov2020/|title= Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary|date=18 November 2020|work=The 42|accessdate=25 November 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1124/1180281-tipperary-back-in-blue-and-gold-for-mayo-semi/|title= Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo|date=25 November 2020|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=25 November 2020}}
Teams
The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" |
| County
!Colours !Manager !Captain !Most Recent Munster Title |
|---|
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|Saffron and Blue |{{center|1992}} |
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|Red and white |{{center|2012}} |
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
|Green and gold |David Clifford{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0120/1109700-david-clifford-named-kerry-captain-for-2020/|title=David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=20 January 2020}} |{{center|2019}} |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|Green and white |Donal O'Sullivan |{{center|1896}} |
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|Blue and gold White and Green |{{center|1935}} |
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
|White and blue |Paul Whyte |{{center|1898}} |
Bracket
{{2020 Munster Senior Football Championship bracket}}
Quarter-finals
The four non-finalists of the 2019 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.
=Summary=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| Div
!width=250|Team 1 !width=100|Score !width=250|Team 2 !Div |
|---|
| 4
|style="text-align:right"|Waterford File:Colours of Waterford.svg |0-09 - 2-14 |style="text-align:left"|File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick |4 |
| 3
|style="text-align:right"|Tipperary File:Colours of Tipperary.svg |2-11 - 1-11 |style="text-align:left"|File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare |2 |
=Matches=
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| date = {{start date|2020|10|31|df=y}}
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Waterford File:Colours of Waterford.svg (4)
| score1 = 0–09 {{small|(09)}}
| score2 = {{small|(20)}} 2–14
| team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (4)
| goals1 =
| points1 = J Curry 3 (2f), C Murray 2, D Guiry 1, D Corcoran 1, T Grey 1, S Ahearne 1 (1m).
| goals2 = A Enright 1, C Fahy 1.
| points2 = H Bourke 4 (2f; 1m), D Lyons 2, S McSweeney 2 (1f), K Ryan 1, T McCarthy 1, I Corbett 1, C Fahy 1, G Brown 1, S O’Carroll 1.
| HT = 0-04 – 2-05
| location = Dungarvan
| venue = Fraher Field
| referee = Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
| attendance =
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/limerick-book-place-in-munster-semi-final-with-victory-over-waterford-39691443.html Report]
| TV =
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{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
| date = {{start date|2020|11|01|df=y}}
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Tipperary File:Colours of Tipperary.svg (3)
| score1 = 2–11 {{small|(17)}}
| score2 = {{small|(14)}} 1–11
| team2 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare (2)
| goals1 = C Sweeney 1, B Maher 1.
| points1 = C Sweeney 4 (2f); J Kennedy 3 (3f); L Casey 2; L Boland 1, E Moloney 1.
| goals2 = J Feehan 1 (og).
| points2 = E Cleary 4 (4f); K Sexton 2 (2f), P Collins 2; Gary Brennan 1, C O'Connor 1, J Malone 1.
| HT = 1-06 – 0-05
| location = Thurles
| venue = Semple Stadium
| referee = Conor Lane (Cork)
| attendance =
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/early-goals-fire-premier-into-last-four-as-they-hold-off-clare-comeback-39694820.html Report]
| TV =
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Semi-finals
The two finalists from the 2019 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Limerick of Division 4.
=Summary=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Div ! width="250" |Team 1 ! width="100" |Score ! width="250" |Team 2 !Div |
| 4
| style="text-align:right" |Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg |2-11 - 1-15 | style="text-align:left" |File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary |3 |
| 3
| style="text-align:right" |Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg |1-12 - 0-13 | style="text-align:left" |File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry |1 |
=Matches=
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| date = {{start date|2020|11|07|df=y}}
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg (4)
| score1 = 2–11 {{small|(17)}}
| score2 = {{small|(18)}} 1–15
| team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (3)
| goals1 = S McSweeney 1, C Fahey 1
| points1 = S McSweeney 2, H Bourke 2 (2f), D O’Sullivan (1f, ’45) 2, T Griffin 1, K Ryan 1, D Treacy 1, C Sheehan 1, C Fahey 1.
| goals2 = L Casey 1
| points2 = C Sweeney 7 (5f), J Kennedy 2 (2f), L Boland 2, M Quinlivan 1, K Fahey 1, R Kiely 1, B Fox 1.
| HT = 2–6 – 0–5
| aet = yes
| location = Limerick
| venue = LIT Gaelic Grounds
| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)
| attendance =
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sweeneys-sideline-effort-vital-as-tipperary-edge-limerick-in-extra-time-to-reach-munster-final-39718141.html Report]
| TV =
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| date = {{start date|2020|11|08|df=y}}
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg (3)
| score1 = 1–12 {{small|(15)}}
| score2 = {{small|(13)}} 0–13
| team2 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry (1)
| goals1 = M Keane 1.
| points1 = M Collins 4 (3fs), L Connolly 3 (2fs), K O'Hanlon 2 (1f 1 45), K O'Donovan 1, B Hurley 1 (m), S Powter 1.
| goals2 =
| points2 = K Spillane 4, D Clifford 4 (1f), S O'Shea 2 (1f), R Buckley 1, D Moynihan 1, T Brosnan 1.
| HT = 0-06 – 0-05
| aet = yes
| location = Cork
| venue = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee = Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
| attendance =
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerrys-championship-dreams-destroyed-after-stunning-extra-time-final-act-sees-cork-triumph-39722019.html Report]
| TV = RTÉ
}}
Final
{{Main|2020 Munster Senior Football Championship final}}
{{GAAmatchbox
| date = {{start date|2020|11|22|df=y}}
| round = Final
| team1 = Tipperary File:Colours of Limerick.svg
| score1 = 0-17 {{small|(17)}}
| score2 = {{small|(14)}} 0-14
| team2 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
| goals1 =
| points1 = C Sweeney 7 (2fs, 2m); M Quinlivan 5 (1f); L Casey 2 (f); K Fahey 1, E Comerford 1 (free), P Austin 1.
| goals2 =
| points2 = L Connolly 4 (2fs, 1 45), M Collins 4 (4fs); J O’Rourke 2; C O’Callaghan 1, B Hurley 1, S White 1, C O’Mahony 1 (f).
| HT = 0-11 - 0-07
| location = Cork
| venue = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)
| attendance =
| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40087118.html Report]
| TV = RTÉ
}}
Tipperary advanced to the 2020 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121028164800/http://munstergaa.ie/
{{Munster Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA 2020}}