THERE WAS SLOPPY play and there was razor-sharp play and in the end up, the vast reservoirs of leadership of Stephen Cluxton and Ciaran Kilkenny meant that Dublin grabbed two points on the road as they got Group 4 off the ground.
From the first Dublin score, Kilkenny assisted Seán Bugler – one of five late replacements by manager Dessie Farrell – to grab his first of three points.
He gave the final pass to Killian Maginnis for the second point and after that, he was everywhere; one minute horsing Shane Walsh over the sideline, another scrapping for sweaty ball bouncing around the ankles.
He scored a point in each half and with four minutes remaining on the clock, assisted Con O’Callaghan for a critical point.
Dublin’s win granted them the attribute of having more ‘hunger,’ in the closing remarks. That may be the case but they faced a Galway team that appeared to have spent too much time in the sun.
Shane Walsh may have preferred to make a return to the colours on an afternoon when Davy Byrne wasn’t breathing down his neck and bar one two-pointer in the first half, didn’t truly count here.
Two goal chances for Galway in the first half were passed up. Cian Hernon had a shot cleared off the line, while Walsh got through for a duel with Cluxton who tipped the shot around the post.
By contrast, Dublin barely had to work for their three-pointer. Liam Silke left a loose ball for Sean Kelly, Kelly left it for Silke and Cormac Costello decided he would have a bit of it. He hared through and his shot was mediocre, but still beat Connor Gleeson through his legs with Dublin leading 1-8 to 0-8 at the break.
A goal from Matthew Thompson in his debut season from the throw-in starting to change the tide for Galway and they soon had the lead themselves as they penned in Cluxton’s kickouts.
Ciaran Kilkenny. James Lawlor / INPHO
James Lawlor / INPHO / INPHO
But an enormous few minutes from Kilkenny had Dublin back on track. So much so that they could absorb Galway’s second goal that came from a Cillian McDaid shot drifting wide before Matthew Tierney got a flick to send it across the face of goal with Rob Finnerty – one of Galway’s few performers truly up to scratch – making sure of it.
In the final play, Stephen Cluxton managed to find Tom Lahiff totally by himself. Lahiff moved the ball and Dublin played for the hooter with all level. Somehow in the broiling heat, Lahiff materialised again, well inside the shooting zone, to turn and stroke over for the winner and two points on the road.
Scorers for Dublin: Cormac Costello 1-3 (2f), Sean Bugler, Con O’Callaghan, Lorcan O’Dell 0-3 each, Killian Maginnis, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2 each, Tom Lahiff 0-1, Brian O’Leary 0-1.
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Scorers for Galway: Rob Finnerty 1-6 (1x 2 point score, 1f), Matthew Thompson 1-1, Shane Walsh 0-2 (1 x 2 point score), Matthew Tierney 0-2, John Maher, Cillian McDaid, Johnny McGrath 0-1 each.
Dublin
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf) 3. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud Crokes) 22. Sean McMahon (Raheny)
20. Alex Gavin (Ballyboden St Enda’s) 6. Sean Bugler (Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh) 7. Brian Howard (Raheny)
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Late Tom Lahiff buzzer-beater downs Galway as Dubs arrest the slide in Salthill
Dublin 1-18
Galway 2-14
THERE WAS SLOPPY play and there was razor-sharp play and in the end up, the vast reservoirs of leadership of Stephen Cluxton and Ciaran Kilkenny meant that Dublin grabbed two points on the road as they got Group 4 off the ground.
From the first Dublin score, Kilkenny assisted Seán Bugler – one of five late replacements by manager Dessie Farrell – to grab his first of three points.
He gave the final pass to Killian Maginnis for the second point and after that, he was everywhere; one minute horsing Shane Walsh over the sideline, another scrapping for sweaty ball bouncing around the ankles.
He scored a point in each half and with four minutes remaining on the clock, assisted Con O’Callaghan for a critical point.
Dublin’s win granted them the attribute of having more ‘hunger,’ in the closing remarks. That may be the case but they faced a Galway team that appeared to have spent too much time in the sun.
Shane Walsh may have preferred to make a return to the colours on an afternoon when Davy Byrne wasn’t breathing down his neck and bar one two-pointer in the first half, didn’t truly count here.
Two goal chances for Galway in the first half were passed up. Cian Hernon had a shot cleared off the line, while Walsh got through for a duel with Cluxton who tipped the shot around the post.
By contrast, Dublin barely had to work for their three-pointer. Liam Silke left a loose ball for Sean Kelly, Kelly left it for Silke and Cormac Costello decided he would have a bit of it. He hared through and his shot was mediocre, but still beat Connor Gleeson through his legs with Dublin leading 1-8 to 0-8 at the break.
A goal from Matthew Thompson in his debut season from the throw-in starting to change the tide for Galway and they soon had the lead themselves as they penned in Cluxton’s kickouts.
But an enormous few minutes from Kilkenny had Dublin back on track. So much so that they could absorb Galway’s second goal that came from a Cillian McDaid shot drifting wide before Matthew Tierney got a flick to send it across the face of goal with Rob Finnerty – one of Galway’s few performers truly up to scratch – making sure of it.
In the final play, Stephen Cluxton managed to find Tom Lahiff totally by himself. Lahiff moved the ball and Dublin played for the hooter with all level. Somehow in the broiling heat, Lahiff materialised again, well inside the shooting zone, to turn and stroke over for the winner and two points on the road.
Scorers for Dublin: Cormac Costello 1-3 (2f), Sean Bugler, Con O’Callaghan, Lorcan O’Dell 0-3 each, Killian Maginnis, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2 each, Tom Lahiff 0-1, Brian O’Leary 0-1.
Scorers for Galway: Rob Finnerty 1-6 (1x 2 point score, 1f), Matthew Thompson 1-1, Shane Walsh 0-2 (1 x 2 point score), Matthew Tierney 0-2, John Maher, Cillian McDaid, Johnny McGrath 0-1 each.
Dublin
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf) 3. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud Crokes) 22. Sean McMahon (Raheny)
20. Alex Gavin (Ballyboden St Enda’s) 6. Sean Bugler (Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh) 7. Brian Howard (Raheny)
8. Peader ÓCofaigh-Byrne (Cuala) 24. Killian McGinnis (Skerries Harps)
25. Brian O’Leary (Na Fianna) 11. Lorcan O’Dell (Templeogue Synge St) 12. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
18. Cormac Costello (Whitehall) 14. Con O’Callaghan (Cuala) 15. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
Subs:
9. Tom Lahiff (St Judes’) for O’Callaghan (45m)
10. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge St) for O’Leary (51m)
5. Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis) for Gavin (55m)
17. Luke Breathnach (Ballinteer) for Bugler (61m)
Galway
1. Connor Gleeson (Dunmore MacHales)
2. Johnny McGrath (Caherlistrane) 3. Seán ÓMaoilchiaráin (Arran) 18. Cian Hernon (Bhearna)
5. Dylan McHugh (Corofin) 6. Seán Kelly (Moycullen) 7. Liam Silke (Corofin)
8. Paul Conroy (St James’) 9. John Maher (Salthill-Knocknacarra)
10. Céin Darcy (Ballyboden St Enda’s) 11. Shane Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes) 12. Cillian McDaid (Monivea Abbey)
13. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard) 14. Robert Finnerty (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 15. Matthew Thompson (Salthill-Knocknacarra)
Subs:
26. Peter Cooke (Moycullen) for Thompson (41m)
19. Kieran Molloy (Corofin) for Conroy (52m)
15. Matthew Thompson for Kelly (53m)
17. Daniel O’Flaherty for Hernon (55m)
6. Sean Kelly for Walsh (60m)
25. Tomo Culhane (Salthill-Knocknacarra) for Darcy (65m)
21. John Daly (Mountbellew Moylough) for (67m)
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
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