Goal the ultimate winner

This Goal Challenge match at Nowlan Park yesterday evening raised considerable finance for the charity group.

Henry Shefflin hit the back of the net to put new All-Ireland champions Kilkenny into the lead after just five minutes.

Goals from John Leahy and Brian O'Meara gave Tipperary an interval lead of 2-8 to 1-2 and O'Meara added another goal during the second half.

Tipperary: B Cummins; F Healy, P Maher, L Sheedy; M Ryan, J Carroll, E Corcoran; A Maloney, P Kelly (0-1); L Cahill, (0-2), E Tucker (0-3), A Cleere (0-1); P Ryan (0-1) J Leahy (1-1), P Croke (0-1). Subs: C Bonner for M Ryan; B O'Meara (2-2) for P Ryan; M O'Leary (0-1) for Maloney.

Kilkenny: J McGarry; M Kavanagh, N Hickey, S Melly; P Mullally, E Kennedy, P Barry; A Comerford, C Brennan; J Hoyne, H Shefflin (2-0), D Byrne; C Carter (1-1), D J Carey, E Brennan (0- 1). Subs: A Cummins for Comerford; J P Corcoran for Hoyne; J Power (0-1) for Carter; J Coogan for Byrne; S Grehan for Shefflin; M Carey for McGarry; M Hoyne for Mullally; S Dowling for Kennedy.

Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)