AFTER 80 MINUTES of a slugfest, Dublin have sent Donegal sprawling to the canvas with an extra-time win in Round 3 of the All-Ireland championship.
It looked as if Dublin might have got the job done in normal time when Paddy Small struck a late goal to go two points up, followed immediately by a Lee Gannon point.
However, a Michael Langan shot fizzed over the crossbar, and from the next kick out at the end of normal time, Dublin’s Ross McGarry touched the ball on the ground and when he didn’t hand the ball over, referee Martin McNally moved the free to the edge of the two-point arc and Michael Murphy converted to bring the game to extra-time.
As soon as he kicked it however, he barged into Ciaran Kilkenny which prompted an ugly scene of wrestling and taunting. When the teams emerged for extra-time, McNally black carded Murphy and Jason McGee from Donegal, and Niall Scully and Theo Clancy from Dublin.
In extra-time, Dublin picked up with their dismantling of Gavin Mulreany’s kick out and hit five points, the highlight a two-pointer from Seán Guiden. Committing a breach gave Donegal a lifeline and Mulreany converted to leave three in it at the break of extra-time.
With both sides restored to 15 men, Ryan McHugh hit two consecutive points to narrow the gap to a single point.
But Dublin finished stronger with the last three points of the game to crown Ger Brennan’s return to Croke Park.
A dejected Michael Murphy. Laszlo Geczo
Laszlo Geczo
Short kick outs are the Kryptonite of goalkeepers in this championship. It afflicted Evan Comerford when he tried a short that was snaffled up by Max Campbell, and it ended with Shea Malone who, despite being forced onto his left foot, crashed it to the roof of the net; Malone’s second goal against Dublin this year after the first league game.
This sparked Dublin into some sort of life and in six minutes they hit 1-4 to 0-1 to take the lead.
To go along with points from Brian Howard, two from Con O’Callaghan and Cormac Costello, it was a ghost of meetings past that caught Dublin after they thought they had Gavin Mulreany’s restarts licked.
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After the half hour mark, their press produced a Mulreany kick out that went over the Cusack Stand sideline, before he attempted a drilled short kick out that went straight to Paddy Small who, while it appeared he took too much out of the ball, gave to Con O’Callaghan to hit the net.
From the next one, Mulreany went for the other wing, but it found touch, but that move ended in a Colm Basquel wide.
When all else fails, bang it long. Here, it was almost a carbon copy of a 2014 semi-final goal when Neil Gallagher flicked on to Ryan McHugh. Here, it was Michael Murphy to Peader Mogan that took out the Dublin defence.
Tempers flare at full-time. Ryan Byrne / INPHO
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After some slick interplay, Mogan drilled it past Comerford to regain the lead, the sides going in 2-7 to 1-8 at the break.
While Michael Langan stroked over three from play in the first half, the suspicion was that he could fill his boots with the benefit of the second half breeze into the Davin End.
Scorers for Dublin: Con O’Callaghan 1-5, (1x ‘45’, 1 x 2pt play), Colm Basquel 0-7 (1 x 2pt play, 1f), Paddy Small 1-2, Sean Guiden 0-4 (1 x2pt play), Cormac Costello 0-2 (1f), Ross McGarry 0-2, Brian Howard, Lee Gannon, Ciaran Kilkenny, Peader Ó Cofaigh-Byrne 0-1 each.
Scorers for Donegal: Michael Langan 0-4, Michael Murphy 0-4 (1 x2pt free, 1f), Peader Mogan 1-1, Shea Malone 1-0, Ryan McHugh 0-3, Jason McGee 0-2 (1 x2pt play), Shane O’Donnell 0-2 (1 x2pt play), Gavin Mulreany 0-2 (1x 2pt free), Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Finbarr Roarty, Conor O’Donnell 0-1 each.
Dublin
1. Evan Comerford (Ballymun)
8. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud) 3. Nathan Doran (Clontarf) 4. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf)
5. Seán MacMahon (Raheny) 6. Charlie McMorrow (Cuala) 19. Lee Gannon (Whitehall)
24. Peader Ó Cofaigh-Byrne (Cuala) 9. Brian Howard (Raheny)
10. Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunkett/Eoghan Ruadh) 11. Con O’Callaghan (Cuala) 12. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
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AFTER 80 MINUTES of a slugfest, Dublin have sent Donegal sprawling to the canvas with an extra-time win in Round 3 of the All-Ireland championship.
It looked as if Dublin might have got the job done in normal time when Paddy Small struck a late goal to go two points up, followed immediately by a Lee Gannon point.
However, a Michael Langan shot fizzed over the crossbar, and from the next kick out at the end of normal time, Dublin’s Ross McGarry touched the ball on the ground and when he didn’t hand the ball over, referee Martin McNally moved the free to the edge of the two-point arc and Michael Murphy converted to bring the game to extra-time.
As soon as he kicked it however, he barged into Ciaran Kilkenny which prompted an ugly scene of wrestling and taunting. When the teams emerged for extra-time, McNally black carded Murphy and Jason McGee from Donegal, and Niall Scully and Theo Clancy from Dublin.
In extra-time, Dublin picked up with their dismantling of Gavin Mulreany’s kick out and hit five points, the highlight a two-pointer from Seán Guiden. Committing a breach gave Donegal a lifeline and Mulreany converted to leave three in it at the break of extra-time.
With both sides restored to 15 men, Ryan McHugh hit two consecutive points to narrow the gap to a single point.
But Dublin finished stronger with the last three points of the game to crown Ger Brennan’s return to Croke Park.
Short kick outs are the Kryptonite of goalkeepers in this championship. It afflicted Evan Comerford when he tried a short that was snaffled up by Max Campbell, and it ended with Shea Malone who, despite being forced onto his left foot, crashed it to the roof of the net; Malone’s second goal against Dublin this year after the first league game.
This sparked Dublin into some sort of life and in six minutes they hit 1-4 to 0-1 to take the lead.
To go along with points from Brian Howard, two from Con O’Callaghan and Cormac Costello, it was a ghost of meetings past that caught Dublin after they thought they had Gavin Mulreany’s restarts licked.
After the half hour mark, their press produced a Mulreany kick out that went over the Cusack Stand sideline, before he attempted a drilled short kick out that went straight to Paddy Small who, while it appeared he took too much out of the ball, gave to Con O’Callaghan to hit the net.
From the next one, Mulreany went for the other wing, but it found touch, but that move ended in a Colm Basquel wide.
When all else fails, bang it long. Here, it was almost a carbon copy of a 2014 semi-final goal when Neil Gallagher flicked on to Ryan McHugh. Here, it was Michael Murphy to Peader Mogan that took out the Dublin defence.
After some slick interplay, Mogan drilled it past Comerford to regain the lead, the sides going in 2-7 to 1-8 at the break.
While Michael Langan stroked over three from play in the first half, the suspicion was that he could fill his boots with the benefit of the second half breeze into the Davin End.
Scorers for Dublin: Con O’Callaghan 1-5, (1x ‘45’, 1 x 2pt play), Colm Basquel 0-7 (1 x 2pt play, 1f), Paddy Small 1-2, Sean Guiden 0-4 (1 x2pt play), Cormac Costello 0-2 (1f), Ross McGarry 0-2, Brian Howard, Lee Gannon, Ciaran Kilkenny, Peader Ó Cofaigh-Byrne 0-1 each.
Scorers for Donegal: Michael Langan 0-4, Michael Murphy 0-4 (1 x2pt free, 1f), Peader Mogan 1-1, Shea Malone 1-0, Ryan McHugh 0-3, Jason McGee 0-2 (1 x2pt play), Shane O’Donnell 0-2 (1 x2pt play), Gavin Mulreany 0-2 (1x 2pt free), Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Finbarr Roarty, Conor O’Donnell 0-1 each.
Dublin
1. Evan Comerford (Ballymun)
8. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud) 3. Nathan Doran (Clontarf) 4. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf)
5. Seán MacMahon (Raheny) 6. Charlie McMorrow (Cuala) 19. Lee Gannon (Whitehall)
24. Peader Ó Cofaigh-Byrne (Cuala) 9. Brian Howard (Raheny)
10. Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunkett/Eoghan Ruadh) 11. Con O’Callaghan (Cuala) 12. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
13. Paddy Small (Ballymun) 14. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock) 15. Cormac Costello (Whitehall)
Subs:
Donegal
1. Shaun Patton (St Eunan’s)
2. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Killybegs) 3. Brendan McCole (St Naul’s) 4. Peader Mogan (St Naul’s)
32. Max Campbell (Naomh Conaill) 6. Caolan McGonagle (Buncrana) 7. Finbarr Roarty (Naomh Conaill)
8. Jason McGee (Corduff) 9. Hugh McFadden (Killybegs)
10. Shane O’Donnell (St Eunan’s) 11. Michael Langan (St Michael’s) 12. Ciarán Moore (St Eunan’s)
13. Conor O’Donnell (Carndonagh) 14. Michael Murphy (Glenswilly) 23. Shea Malone (Naomh Conaill)
Subs:
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
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