 With nine minutes to go Galway were only a point in arrears, however, Tipperary outscored Galway by five to three in those closing minutes.At the final whistle Tipperary were the winners by 2-18 to 2-15 with Corbett collecting his first All-Ireland medal.Tipperary surrendered their Munster crown to Waterford in 2002, before later exiting the championship with a defeat by Kilkenny at the semi-final stage.