Dublin, five goals, opens the title defense of the All-Ireland TG4 Championship – Brinkwire

Noelle Healy was on fire for the reigning champions with 2-5 beating Cavan.

OPEN DUBLIN THEIR account in the round-robin phase of the All-Ireland Playoffs 4 with a 13-point win over Cavan at Dunleer, Co Louth, eliminating Ulster's camp in the process

A pair of goals in the first half of Noelle Healy and corner Laura McGinley sent Dublin on their way.

Despite the final score, – The Irish champions did not have their own way in the first trades as they found Cavan with their rather complicated opponents sweeper system.

Noelle Healy was a late replacement alongside Mick Bohan, and it took him a quarter of Aishling Sheridan, Cavan's most powerful forward that day, reacted quickly by removing a goal from the direct exit and she quickly added A point of play.

Sinead Greene, captain of Cavan, who led the fight all afternoon, before scoring a point, before Healy played at two with Sinead Aherne inside to find the net

Niamh McEvoy in action
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Having put pressure on the Cavan sweeper, Laura McGinley turned around She found the net twice in a devastating spell before half-time, although she did not appear for the second period because of an injury.

Aisling Maguire kept Cavan in touch with free men, but Sinead Aherne the last word on the half leaves him 4-8 to 1-7 at the break.

Nicole Owens and Aherne add to their results during the recovery as Cavan Maguire's center forward nibbled in Dublin's unbadailable lead.

Dolan completed a sweeping counterattack move to leave six in, but I Healy traded the pitch with Niamh McEvoy who went inside and the move allowed the two attackers to find their way .

Sinead Finnegan with fans after the game.

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Healy found more space to shoot more than four seconds. Half of the scores, then the provider to set up McEvoy for his goal.

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Scores for Dublin: N Healy 2-5, L McGinley 2-0, N McEvoy 1-2, S Aherne 0-3 (0- 2f), O Whyte 0-2, Collins N, Dunne J, Rowe C, Owens N and McEvoy N 0-1 each

Cavan: A 0-8 Maguire (0-5f), a Sheridan 1-2 C Dolan 1-0, A O & # 39; Reilly, C Smith & S Greene 0-1 each

Dublin: C Trant; Mr. Byrne, S Finnegan, K Fitzgibbon; S McGrath, N. Collins, M. Ní Scanaill; Magee, O Carey; C Rowe, N. McEvoy, N. Healy; O Whyte, S Aherne, N. Owens

Subs: K Fitzgibbon for L McGinley (HT), K Murray for S Aherne (40) D Murphy for M Ní Scanaill (41), S Goldrick for S McGrath (44), J Dunne for N. Owens (53).

Cavan: E Bough; R Doonan, S Reilly, J. Moore; S Greene, A Cornyn, S & Sullivan; N Byrd, D English; C Smith, A Maguire, C Dolan; To Sheridan, B Sheridan, G McGlade

Subscribers: The McVeety to J Moore (43), C Finnegan to S O & # 39; Sullivan (44), R O & # 39; Keefe to C Smith (47), A O & # 39; Reilly for A Maguire (54), S Lynch for A Coryn (56)

Referee: Brendan Rice (Low)

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