DUBLIN AND TYRONE renew their rivalry this evening at Croke Park, with both sides in need of a win in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League.
The Dubs were beaten by Kerry last Sunday and manager Jim Gavin has made six changes to his team, while Mickey Harte’s Tyrone are unchanged from their draw with Derry seven days ago.
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Stephen Cluxton returns to the Dublin team tonight for his first appearance of the season. That’s one of six changes for the Dubs, but Tyrone are unchanged. Here are the two teams. Throw-in here at Croke Park is at 7pm, following the conclusion of the Allianz Hurling League Divison 1A game between Dublin and Cork, which you can follow here. There’s one change to the Tyrone team that was originally named, with Cathal McShane replacing Connor McAliskey at left-corner-forward. Tyrone 0-1 Dublin 0-0 Tyrone 0-1 Dublin 0-1 Tyrone 0-2 Dublin 0-1 Tyrone 0-3 Dublin 0-1 Tyrone 0-3 Dublin 0-2 Tyrone 0-3 Dublin 0-3 Tyrone 0-4 Dublin 0-3 Tyrone 0-5 Dublin 0-3 Tyrone 0-5 Dublin 0-4 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-4 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-4 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-5 Niall Morgan saves a shot from Nicky Devereux…
Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-6 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-6 Half-time: Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-6 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-6 Tyrone 0-6 Dublin 0-6 Dublin: Paul Flynn replaces Ciaran Kilkenny and Eoghan O’Gara is in for Paddy Andrews. Tyrone: Mark Bradley is introduced in place of Cathal McShane. Tyrone 0-7 Dublin 0-6 Tyrone 0-7 Dublin 0-6 Tyrone 0-7 Dublin 0-7 Tyrone’s Ronan McNameen in pursuit of Dublin’s Bernard Brogan…
Tyrone 0-8 Dublin 0-7 Tyrone 0-9 Dublin 0-7 Tyrone 0-9 Dublin 0-8 Tyrone 0-9 Dublin 0-8 Tyrone 0-9 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-10 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-10 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-11 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-11 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-11 Dublin 0-9 Tyrone 0-12 Dublin 0-9 Dublin’s Cian O’Sullivan and Ronan McNabb of Tyrone battle for possession…
Tyrone 0-12 Dublin 0-9 GOAL! Dublin 1-9 Tyrone 0-12 (Dean Rock) Tyrone 0-12 Dublin 1-9 Tyrone 0-12 Dublin 1-9 FULL-TIME: Tyrone 0-12 Dublin 1-9
Sean Cavanagh opens the scoring with a free for Tyrone.
A free from Dean Rock brings the sides level.
Justin McMahon gets forward to put Tyrone back in front.
A Sean Cavanagh free strikes the top of the post but hawkeye tells us that it somehow went over.
Dean Rock breaks through the Tyrone defence for a nice point from close range.
A point by Bernard Brogan brings the teams level.
Excellent point by Padraig McNulty puts Tyrone back in front.
The visitors extend their lead thanks to a close-range Darren McCurry free.
Another free from Dean Rock reduces the gap.
Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan comes up to kick a free from just inside 50 yards.
Cian O’Sullivan has replaced Denis Bastick for Dublin.
The gap is back to the minimum thanks to Dean Rock’s fourth point of the game — his third free.
Another Dean Rock free has Dublin back on level terms.
Great chance for Emmet O Conghaile to give Dublin the lead but it’s off target. Bad wide.
All square at the interval here at Croke Park. Both sides will feel they had the chances to be ahead at this juncture, although Tyrone kicked four wides, to Dublin’s one.
The game has resumed and both sides have made changes at half time.
Sean Cavanagh’s third free of the game puts Tyrone ahead.
Plenty of possession for Dublin but resolute Tyrone defending is denying them chances.
Dublin finally get the equalising score through Emmet O Conghaile.
The Ulster side are back in front thanks to Mattie Donnelly.
Barry Tierney makes it a two-point gap.
Dean Rock hits back for Dublin with his fifth point of the evening.
PJ Lavery replaces Cathal McCarron for Tyrone.
With 14 minutes remaining, Paul Flynn evens the scores.
Tyrone creep back in front courtesy of substitute Mark Bradley.
James McCarthy enters the game for Dublin in place of Philly McMahon, while Conall McCann replaces Barry Tierney for Tyrone.
A close-range Darren McCurry free puts two between the teams.
Vital save by Stephen Cluxton to deny Tiernan McCann a goal!
Shane Carthy replaces Emmett O Conghaile for Dublin.
Sean Cavanagh points his fourth free and Tyrone now lead by three.
Cormac Costello replaces Tomàs Brady on the Dublin team.
Eoghan O’Gara’s hand-pass across the face of goal was punched to the net by Dean Rock to bring Dublin level in the dying moments. Two minutes added time to be played.
A free from around 50 metres out by Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan goes wide and that appears to be that.