Dublin are All-Ireland winners to get a time in a row, after a hard-fought 1-18 to 0-15 victory over a Kerry outfit.
Nobody can level an accusation which they had a simple ride en route to encircle the unprecedented’five’, as they were pushed all of the way by a Kerry outfit.
The Dubs got off to an ideal beginning. Racing to a they had the momentum in the first stages. Paul Mannion and con O’Callaghan, who had been kept silent in the match, were doing harm, while Ciar??n Kilkenny also chipped in with a trio of their own, notching five points between those prior to the fracture.
The Kingdom believed that there is a weakness to be exploited from the Dubs’ fullback line, sending in three balls. But they came away with nothingand were forced to change strategy.
Eventuallythe Munster side obtained a foothold. David Clifford, that was being picked up by Michael Fitzsimons, sending the ball across the bar with accuracy and found distance.
Paul Geaney was also having a huge impact. Indeed, Geaney Clifford and Se??n O’Shea had bagged three points each before the fracture.
When Conor Lane called a halt to proceedings after a first stage that is stunning, they were flat at 0-10 apiece, also it was Kerry who were the more joyful given they had twice trailed by four points.
As it had been verified that Diarmuid Connolly was replacing Jack McCaffrey, a feeling was it had been a blow to the Sky Blues. But moments after the announcement, the Dublin buffs were shipped into raptures. Eoin Murchan blasted it, left a storming run through the center of the Kerry defence, and picked up possession off the throw-in.
Seconds later, Paul Mannion followed it up with a point, and the Dubs led by four more.
Nonetheless, when it was required, a response was mustered by Kerry. Points from Geaney Clifford and O’Shea reeled in the favourites, and Peter Keane’s charges sent a message they were not going to roll .
As the match went the sides moved point-for-point, and the benches were drained.
In the 62nd minute, a James McCarthy score gave a five-point lead for the very first time to the Dubs.
As they gathered seven second-half wides with the match in the melting pot, scores started to allude the Kingdom.
Ultimately, Dublin is place by two points out of Dean Rock out of sight, as they secured a famous victory.
There are reasons for optimism around Kerry football – that group pushed one of the best teams ever all the way, and a few finals could be contested by these two sides in the coming years.
However, for now, it’s Dublin’s day, it is the year of Dublin, also for the first time ever, the Sam Maguire Cup is currently booking into a county to get a fifth consecutive winter.
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 82,300 (approx)
Scorers such as Dublin: Paul Mannion 0-5, Ciar??n Kilkenny 0-4, Con O’Callaghan 0-3, Eoin Murchan 1-0, Dean Rock 0-3 (0-1 45), James McCarthy 0-1, David Byrne 0-1, Niall Scully 0-1.
Scorers for Kerry: David Clifford 0-5 (0-1 free), Se??n O’Shea 0-5 (0-3 frees), Paul Geaney 0-4, Adrian Spillane 0-1.
Dublin
1. Stephen Cluxton
2. David Byrne
3. Michael Fitzsimons
4. Jonny Cooper
5. Jack McCaffrey
6. James McCarthy
7. John Small
8. Brian Fenton
24. Eoin Murchan
10. Niall Scully
11. Ciaran Kilkenny
12. Brian Howard
13. Paul Mannion
14. Con O’Callaghan
15. Dean Rock
Subs:
Diarmuid Connolly for Jack McCaffrey (half-time)
Philly McMahon for Eoin Murchan (56th minute)
Cormac Costello for Niall Scully (58th minute)
Cian O’Sullivan to get David Byrne (68th minute)
Kevin McManamon for Paul Mannion (68th minute)
Michael Darragh Macauley to get Brian Howard (74th minute)
Kerry
1. Shane Ryan
2. Jason Foley
3. Tadhg Morley
4. Tom O’Sullivan
5. Paul Murphy
6. Gavin Crowley
7. Brian ?? Beaglaoich
8. David Moran
9. Jack Barry
23. Diarmuid O’Connor
11. Sean O’Shea
12. Stephen O’Brien
13. David Clifford
14. Paul Geaney
15. Adrian Spillane
Subs:
Gavin White for Adrian Spillane (51st minute)
Jack Sherwood for Brian ?? Beaglaoich (51st minute)
Tommy Walsh for Diarmuid O’Connor (56th moment )
Killian Spillane to get Paul Murphy (60th minute)
James O’Donoghue for Jack Barry (65th minute)
Dara Moynihan for Gavin Crowley (72nd minute)
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