Dublin 2-13
Tyrone 1-11
Declan Bogue reports from Omagh
DUBLIN CONTINUE TO steamroll teams with their execution of the game’s basic skills and their ruthlessness in front of goal, as demonstrated in Healy Park tonight when home side Tyrone felt they could go toe to toe in a slug out, and left nursing some deep hurts.
A disastrous second half, when Tyrone failed to take advantage of a numerical advantage, is shown up by seven wides in that period, to go with the five they had compiled in the first half.
Meanwhile, Dublin did not send a single shot wide in the second half, and only two in the first. They are operating off a set of standards that no other team have right now. It’s nothing to do with funding, and everything to do with the brilliance of a panel of players.
Tyrone were even primed with a great start, Cathal McShane’s 1-1 in the first five minutes setting them up for the game. But after that Tyrone’s wounds were self-inflicted.
Dublin’s first goal came midway through the first half when they improvised and Brian Fenton sent a searching high ball in from a free and Ciaran Kilkenny – who played closer to goal than we ever saw before – held off Aidan McCrory, knocked it down and stabbed home the loose ball past Niall Morgan.
The second goal came with a little over-indulgence of Tyrone in the defence, substitute Colm Basquel setting up fellow replacement Eoghan O’Gara for a simple tap-in.
Utterly unselfish and committed to the process. Sounds boring in print, looks amazing in the flesh.
Tyrone were ahead 1-7 to 1-5 at the break but even despite Niall Scully being dismissed after a second yellow card on the 48th minute, Dublin powered on to run out five-point victors.
Scorers for Dublin: Ciaran Kilkenny 1-2, Dean Rock 0-4 (0-4f), Eoghan O’Gara 1-0, Colm Basquel 0-3 (0-1f), Kevin McManamon 0-2, James McCarthy, Brian Fenton 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tyrone: Lee Brennan 0-6 (0-3f), Cathal McShane 1-1, Conor McAliskey 0-2, Niall Sludden, Peter Harte 0-1 each.
Dublin
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
21. Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)
3. Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
4. Darren Daly (Fingal Ravens)
5. Johnny Cooper (Na Fianna)
6. James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
7. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
8. Brian Fenton (Raheny)
9. Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
10. Brian Howard (Raheny)
11. Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
12. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
20. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
14. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
22. Kevin McManamon (St Judes)
Subs
2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf) for Small (49)
17 Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s) for McManamon (51)
13. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden) for Mannion (61)
24. Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge Street) for Rock (65)
18. Shane Carthy (Naomh Mearnóg) for McCarthy (68)
19. Eric Lowndes (St Peregrine’s) for Fenton (69)
Tyrone
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
2. Ciaran McLaughlin (Omagh)
3. Cathal McCarron (Dromore)
4. Hugh Pat McGeary (Pomeroy)
5. Tiernan McCann (Killyclogher)
6. Padraig Hampsey (Coalisland)
7. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran)
8. Matthew Donnelly (Trillick)
9. Declan McClure (Clonoe)
10. Richard Donnelly (Trillick)
11. Niall Sludden (Dromore)
21. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran)
13. Lee Brennan (Trillick)
14. Cathal McShane (Owen Roes)
15. Connor McAliskey (Clonoe)
Subs
22. Michael McKernan (Coalisland) for HP McGeary (22)
24. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran) for McCrory (half-time)
20. Conall McCann (Killyclogher) for McClure (48)
23. Ronan McNabb (Dromore) for McLaughlin (56)
19. Frank Burns (Pomeroy) for R Donnelly (56)
17. Mark Bradley (Killyclogher) for T McCann (62)
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
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Whatever happens in this game, one team is gonna win or draw. It’s really that simple.
@Superguy:
hahaha
@Superguy: two teams might draw
@Frainc Ó Broin: lol
@Frainc Ó Broin:
Good result and up to 5th
Utd 2-0
Open game 2-3 united
Utd to be outfoxed today they were lucky against Burnley 2-1 the
@Liam Neeson: how’d that prediction work out?
Even though United have taken strides forward, they won’t win the league while they have a clearly outdated player at right back.He needs any contract offers ripped up in front of his eyes. And Sanchez can join him also. Both have been so, so bad today.
@Gavin Mitchell: ya I tend to agree. Young is just filling a gap. I think if this game was on in old Trafford dalot might have started. Ole probably doesn’t want to throw him in the deep end. United need two full backs like what city did. A more mobile holding midfielder than matic and a replacement for Sanchez who just can’t seem to get going. He’s costing them a fortune
@Gavin Mitchell: I wouldn’t be surprised to see them go for Wan-Bissaka during the summer.
Really needed.
@Anthony: agreed. And although s doing very well, they need a big upgrade on Lukaku, he’s not cutting the mustard
@Anthony: Sanchez is going to be a real problem, I don’t think he is going to cut the mustard, but what will they do with him?? No one is going to offer him the wages he is on at Utd, so I think selling him is out of the question, why the hell would he leave if he is earning what he’s been reported to be earning.
Sell Lukaku asap nor even bothering to run after ball, martial not much better.