on 7 september 2014 leinster champions kilkenny faced back-door finalists tipperary in an all-ireland decider. regarded as one of the greatest games of all-time, tipp's séamus callanan and john o'dwyer, who contributed 0-14 between them, had dubious penalties saved in either half by kilkenny goalkeeper eoin murphy. similarly, lar corbett smashed a second-half shot off murphy’s right-hand upright at the canal end while a gearóid ryan shot went over when well placed for a goal. richie power and t. j. reid bagged three goals between them for kilkenny as they held a one-point lead as a tumultuous second half neared its conclusion. john o'dwyer scored a crucial free in the 68th minute to level the game once again, however, there was time for one more dramatic twist as kilkenny's brian hogan was judged to have charged into pádraic maher and a free awarded. with time running out john o'dwyer was charged with landing a 97-metre free to win the all-ireland. o'dwyer's shot looked good, however, after consultation the umpires were undecided and hawk-eye was called into play. the last action of the game confirmed that o'dwyer's shot drifted inches wide and, for the first time ever, the sides finished level with the cats recording 3-22 to tipperary's 1-28