BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S opened the defence of their Dublin senior football title with a win this evening.

But the reigning All-Ireland champions were given a stern test by Naomh Olaf before running out 2-12 to 0-12 winners at O’Toole Park.

Boden burst from the traps with two early goals and led by 2-5 to 0-5 at the break.

Olafs did cut the gap to three as the game entered the final 10 minutes but couldn’t get any closer.

Elsewhere, St Oliver Plunkett’s-Eoghan Rua were stunned by Castleknock who won 2-12 to 1-12 in the first part of a Parnell Park double-header, while St Brigid’s were comfortable 3-15 to 2-5 winners against St Maur’s in the evening’s second game.

2012 county champions Ballymun Kickhams beat O’Tooles by a whopping 36 points, 9-15 to 1-3, while there were also wins for Kilmacud Crokes, Na Fianna, Ballinteer St John’s, Parnells and Clontarf.

Dublin SFC Round 1 results

• St Oliver Plunkett’s-Eoghan Rua 1-12 Castleknock 2-12
• Kilmacud Crokes 2-11 Naomh Mearnog 1-6
• Na Fianna 2-17 Templeogue Synge Street 0-15
• Ballymun Kickhams 9-15 O’Toole’s 1-3
• Ballinteer St John’s 2-13 St Peregrine’s 0-8
• Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-12 Naomh Olaf 0-12
• St Anne’s 0-13 Parnells 2-9
• Clontarf 2-8 Fingal Ravens 0-6
• St Brigid’s 3-15 St Maur’s 2-5

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