In the 34th minute, Collins’ charges perfectly executed what Dublin had been trying the entire opening period. Their middle two quarters were worrying, though, a massive blow arriving on the stroke of half time and silencing a typically vocal Hill 16. It was 1-8 to 0-8 at the break in the wake of Cooney’s goal, and Colm Collins’ side continued to move into the ascendancy thereafter, assuming complete control for a period.īut Dublin’s experience shone through down the home straight, their bench power crucial with Costello, Niall Scully, Eoin Murchan, Colm Basquel and the returning Jack McCaffrey all making their respective impacts felt. In the 50th minute, Dessie Farrell’s side were six points down - 1-12 to 0-9 - but they rattled off the last seven scores of the game to make it four wins from four ahead of next week’s top-of-the-table showdown in Derry.Ĭlare, for whom Gavin Cooney top-scored with 1-2 and Eoin Cleary and Emmett McMahon hit 0-4 a-piece, were pipped at the post for the second week in-a-row after previously falling short to Kildare. Dean Rock’s 0-8 (5f, 1 ’45) haul was also key as the Sky Blues moved to the summit - momentarily, at least. Just about, after they denied Clare a famous result in the sides’ first league meeting in Croke Park since 1974.Ĭormac Costello fisted over in the 74th minute tonight to secure a one-point win over the battling Banner. DUBLIN HAVE KEPT their 100% record intact in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League.
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