Dublin 2-21
Offaly 1-20
Dublin were breathing a sigh of relief after edging out 14-man Offaly at Croke Park.
The winners dominated the third quarter but apart from that period the Faithful County gave as good as they got. Everything went against Offaly - who were understrength, lost Brian Carroll early on and had Derek Molloy harshly lined - yet they came extremely close to upsetting the odds today.
The favourite's tag certainly didn't rest comfortably on Dublin's shoulders in the first half and they could consider themselves rather fortunate to go in with a 1-9 to 1-8 interval lead, after Shane Dooley orchestrated a spirited Offaly display.
Dublin: Gary Maguire; Peter Kelly, Niall Corcoran, OisÃn Gough; John McCaffrey, Liam Rushe, Shane Durkin (0-1); Maurice O'Brien, Alan McCrabbe (0-3); Ryan O'Dwyer (0-2), Conor McCormack (0-2), Conal Keaney (0-1); Paul Ryan (1-8), David O'Callaghan (0-2), Daire Plunkett (0-1). Subs: Simon Lambert (0-1) for Maurice O'Brien, David Treacy for Daire Plunkett, Declan O'Dwyer for Conor McCormack, Peadar Carton (1-0) for Alan McCrabbe, David Curtin for Liam Rushe.
Offaly: James Dempsey; Stephen Egan, David Kenny, Michael Verney; Dylan Hayden (0-1), Eanna Murphy, Derek Morkan; Brian Carroll, Daniel Currams (0-1); Conor Mahon (0-1), Ger Healion, Colin Egan (0-1); Derek Molloy, Joe Bergin (0-3), Shane Dooley (1-13). Subs: Cathal Parlon for Brian Carroll, James Mulrooney for Colin Egan.
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
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