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Glory for Dubs, heartbreak for Kerry - 19 of the best pics from Sunday's Croker cracker

We look back on a hugely dramatic All-Ireland SFC semi-final.

1. Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly and Michael Darragh MacAuley with Anthony Maher of Kerry

Diarmuid Connolly and Michael Darragh MacAuley with Anthony Maher Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

2. Stephen Cluxton and David Byrne of Dublin fail to stop Paul Geaney of Kerry scoring a goal

Stephen Cluxton and David Byrne fail to stop Paul Geaney scoring a goal Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

3. Kerry’s Colm Cooper celebrates Darran O’Sullivan scoring the first goal of the game 

Colm Cooper celebrates Darran OÕSullivan scoring Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

4. Kerry’s Darran O’Sullivan lies in the net after scoring the first goal of the game

Darran O’Sullivan lies in the net after scoring Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

5. Paul Geaney of Kerry scores his side’s second goal

Paul Geaney scores his sides second goal Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

6. Dublin’s Eoghan O’Gara and Dean Rock celebrate after the game 

Eoghan O’Gara and Dean Rock celebrate after the game Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

7. Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly celebrates after the game

Diarmuid Connolly celebrates after the game Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

8. Kerry’s Marc Ó Sé and Aidan O’Mahony at the final whistle

Marc Ó Sé and Aidan O’Mahony at the final whistle James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

9. Eoghan O’Gara of Dublin scores his side’s second last point of the game

Eoghan O'Gara scores his sides second last point of the game Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

10. Dublin’s Eoghan O’Gara consoles Kerry goalkeeper Brian Kelly at the end of the game

Eoghan O'Gara consoles Brian Kelly at the end of the game Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

11. Kerry goalkeeper Brian Kelly dejected at the end of the game

Brian Kelly dejected at the end of the game Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

12. Dublin’s Ciaran Kilkenny and Diarmuid Connolly with Bryan Sheehan of Kerry

Ciaran Kilkenny and Diarmuid Connolly with Bryan Sheehan Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

13. Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly with Marc Ó Sé of Kerry after the game 

Diarmuid Connolly with Marc Ó Sé after the game Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

14. Dublin’s James McCarthy celebrates during the final moments

James McCarthy celebrates Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

15. Dublin fan Luke Feely (aged 9) from Marino celebrates late in the game 

Dublin fans Luke Feely James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

16. Dublin’s Jonny Cooper and Kieran Donaghy of Kerry

Jonny Cooper and Kieran Donaghy Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

17. Brian Fenton of Dublin with David Moran of Kerry

Brian Fenton with David Moran Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

18. Dublin’s David Byrne and Paul Murphy of Kerry

David Byrne and Paul Murphy Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

19. Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice

Eamonn Fitzmaurice Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

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