Jubilant Macroom finally get their hands on the ‘Holy Grail’

De La Salle, Macroom 1-12 St Flannan’s 1-4

So dominant were the Mid-Cork school, this final could have been a rout, just the thickness of the crossbar and the upright denying Macroom at least two more goals, with some poor finishing also costing them several other scores.

On a glorious day for football, there was going to be no repeat of 1993, when St Flannan’s surprisingly lost the hurling final but recovered to take the football title a week later. On this occasion, a finely tuned DLS took control from the throw-in and while Flannan’s will get top marks for effort and commitment, they were simply outclassed.