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An uneven performance was enough in Dublin to extend his long undefeated championship record at Croke Park.
The last game lost at GAA headquarters was a semifinal of Ireland against Donegal. The result and the performances were very different this time
Four years ago, Dublin doubled each time it cashed a score, committed more and more resources in the attack and ended up with losing to a tactically savvy team. On this occasion, it was Donegal who was on the back foot all the way through, but it was admirable that they made sure that they had their say in this game until the end of the day. at the end.
Part of this was due to their own stubbornness and footballing abilities, with players able to score goals remotely to keep the three champions of All-Ireland within arm's reach.
It would have been interesting to see what they could have done with Patrick McBrearty in the team. Of course, the country's striker is missing for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury during Ulster's final victory over Fermanagh
. after the chance of ki This was a kid's game.
A blatant example of this was after 50 minutes when Dublin kicked Donegal close to the goals, and the relaunching of their opponents was seriously threatened. Throughout the evening, Con O 'Callaghan handed the ball to goalkeeper Shaun Patton
shortly after Brian Fenton was tete-a-tete with Patton and shot directly at him. man in black. Chance was missed
It would be super critical to say that Dublin did not play well, beating the Ulster champions by four points in a quarterfinal of Ireland, but given the standards they established, they are judged by
it was also their hardest training since they beat Mayo to claim Sam Maguire last September. They have a lot of spare capacity and they are more than able to fill it.
For the Dubs, it's a trip to Omagh to play Tyrone in the next round of the Super 8, a game that has the potential to be hot and heavy, with Donegal going to Roscommon, the two teams are looking to pick up their first points, the two games on Saturday.
There were changes on both sides before the throw-in.
The Dubs parachuted into Cian O'Sullivan To strengthen the defense, Eoin Murchan started his first championship while Jack McCaffrey, former footballer of the year, debuted for the first time since he 's injured his knee in the final victory against Mayo last year.
Stephen McMenamin and Eamonn Doherty The Ulster champions have been slow to find their bearings in this game.
After just three minutes, it seemed like they would be overwhelmed while the Boys in Blue hit them in waves.
Dublin may have had HawkEye refused to give Ciarán Kilkenny a marginal appeal. Donegal were deprived of possession because they had been strangled at the source after the kick.
But, showing admirable blessing and application, they eventually returned to the match and after a quarter of an hour they led 0-04. 0-26.
A big change of pace came after 26 minutes when Jamie Brennan saw the goal after two Dublin defenders jumped for the ball and failed to make contact. The Bundoran's chances of becoming a local hero facing the Hill have become blazing.
After the final whistle, Dublin paved the way for Niall Scully, who cut two defenders with a solo on his left, and then finished down goalkeeper Patton with his right.
That made the score 1-06 to 0-06 and over the next ten minutes, the Dubs took a four-point lead, 1-09 to 0-08 at the break
There was cries of purpose for both sides before the interval, however, Paddy McGrath was coming down on the Dublin square only so that the penalty calls were rejected by the referee Conor Lane.
Patton's kick went poorly in alignment and directly to Con O 'Callaghan, who was caught in two spirits between shooting and pbading and ended up doing no.
Dublin advanced seven in front when Scully got his second goal almost restart, but the expected procession never followed and they were made to work all he goes down the final straight
Top scorers for Dublin: Dean Rock 0-07 (0-05f, 0-01 & # 39; 45 & # 39;); Niall Scully 2-00; Brian Howard, Cormac Costello 0-02, Paul Flynn each; Ciaran Kilkenny, James McCarthy 0-01 each
Goalscorers for Donegal: Michael Murphy 0-06 (0-03f, 0-01 & # 39; 45 & # 39;); Jamie Brennan 0-03, Michael Langan, Ryan McHugh 0-02 each; Ciarán Thompson, Frank McGlynn and Eamonn Doherty 0-01 each
Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Michael Fitzsimons, Johnny Cooper, Murchan Corner; James McCarthy, Cian O & Sullivan, Jack McCaffrey; Brian Fenton, Michael Darragh Macauley; Niall Scully, Con O & # 39; Callaghan, Brian Howard; Paul Mannion, Ciaran Kilkenny and Dean Rock
Subs: Cormac Costello for Macauley 45 minutes; Kevin McManamon for Mannion 47 minutes; Paul Flynn for Howard 53 minutes; Eric Lowndes for McCaffrey 61 minutes; Colm Basquel for O 'Callaghan 70 minutes; Darren Daly for Fitzsimons 74 minutes
Donegal: Shaun Patton; Stephen McMenamin, Frank McGlynn and Eoghan Bán Gallagher; Ryan McHugh, Paul Brennan, Paddy McGrath; Hugh McFadden, Odrán Mac Niallais; Eamon Doherty, Michael Murphy, Ciaran Thompson; Leo McLoone, Michael Langan and Jamie Brennan
Subs: Neil McGee for McGrath HT; Do Ó Baoill for Mac Niallais 50 minutes; Cian Mulligan for Thompson 52 minutes; Caolan Ward for Doherty 56 minutes; Anthony Thompson for Paul Brennan 61 minutes; Stephen McBrearty for Jamie Brennan
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
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