WE ARE LIVE here at Croke Park for the second of the Allianz League Division 1 semi-finals as Dublin take on Donegal. We’ll have live updates here.
FULL-TIME: DUBLIN 1-20 DONEGAL 0-13
70+2 mins – Bernard Brogan with a score for Dublin. Patrick McBrearty replies with a free. Dublin 1-20 Donegal 0-13
67 mins – Another point from Patrick McBrearty, with Michaelm Murphy ans Stephen McBrearty involved in the build-up. Bernard Brogan replies. Dublin 1-19 Donegal 0-12
62 mins – Easy score from Eric Lowndes. No challenge. Michael Murphy looks to have replied with a free but it’s wide. Dublin 1-18 Donegal 0-11
57 mins – Johnny Cooper in on the act now. Dublin 1-17 Dublin 0-11
56 mins – Pointed free from Patrick McBrearty again after Michael Fitzsimons touched it on the ground. Cormac Costello replies. Dublin 1-16 Donegal 0-11
53 and 55 mins – Free over from Patrick McBrearty after Stephen McBrearty is fouled. Then, Ryan McHugh is held and Michael Murphy has a handy one. Dublin 1-15 Donegal 0-10
50 mins – Paul Mannion, on the turn, and Dublin are now 10 points in front. Dublin 1-15 Donegal 0-8
47 mins – If there is such a thing as an own point, then Neil McGee has just scored one. But he did well, although may not have known much about it as he deflected a John Small shot over his own bar. Would’ve been a goal otherwise. Patrick McBrearty replies with a free-kick. Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-8
43 mins – Good save from Mark Anthony McGinley from Paul Mannion; great pass by Dean Rock, who scores the 45. Dublin 1-13 Dublin 0-7
41 mins – Philliy McMahon joins the attack and slots one just over the Donegal crossbar. Dublin 1-12 Donegal 0-7
40 mins – Donegal muster a score on the break from Patrick McBrearty. Dublin 1-11 Donegal 0-7
GOAL FOR DUBLIN
36 mins – Just 52 seconds into the second half and a great ball across from Philly McMahon is gathered by Bernard Brogan and tucked past Mark Anthony McGinley. Dublin 1-11 Donegal 0-6
Second half is underway, attendance is 31,324
HALF-TIME
35 mins – Paul Mannion does well to keep his balance to score. James McCarthy adds another. Dublin 0-11 Donegal 0-6
32 mins – Eamon McGee goes forward and Michael Murphy is fouled by James McCarthy. Easy free for Murphy. Dublin 0-9 Donegal 0-6
30 mins – Ciaran Kilkenny had no right to score there from the flank but he did, only for Patrick McBrearty to reply after a fine break from Ryan McHugh. Dublin 0-9 Donegal 0-5
28 mins – Point for Paddy Andrews but it could’ve been worse as Rory Kavanagh blocked what was a certain goal for Bernard Brogan moments beforehand. Dublin 0-8 Donegal 0-4
By the way, it is absolutely freezing here today!
25 mins – But within a minute it’s a three-point game after Neil McGee is penalised, the free is brought in, and Dean Rock scores. Dublin 0-7 Donegal 0-4
24 mins – Great move from Donegal and Martin McElhinney scores. Move came down to a darting run down the left by Ryan McHugh and Kieran Gillespie had the final pass. Dublin 0-6 Donegal 0-4
22 mins – Fine score by Ciaran Kilkenny, who evades a couple of tackles before shooting over. Dublin 0-6 Donegal 0-3
18 mins – Dean Rock free is over after Odhran MacNiallais is penalised for touching the ball on the ground. Dublin 0-5 Donegal 0-3
17 mins – After Eamon McGee is fouled, Michael Murphy – more centrally this time – puts over his second free. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 0-3
15 mins – Michael Murphy uses the wind to perfection from a long range free into Hill 16. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 0-2
14 mins – Martin O’Reilly is off and replaced by Stephen McBrearty
12 mins – Dean Rock, unchallenged, pops over a fourth Dublin point after Odhran MacNiallais really should’ve scored for Donegal. Dublin 0-4 Donegal 0-1
8 and 10 mins – Great crossfield pass from James McCarthy and Ciaarn Kilkenny scores. Then Paddy Andrews adds a third. Dublin 0-3 Donegal 0-1
Here’s how Dublin have lined out:
Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Philly McMahon, Jonny Cooper, David Byrne; James McCarthy, Cian O’Sullivan, John Small; Brian Fenton, Denis Bastick; Paul Flynn, Paddy Andrews, Ciarán Kilkenny; Dean Rock, Paul Mannion, Bernard Brogan.
7 mins – Neil McGee has made two breaks up the field now and is fouled the second time. Patrick McBrearty strokes it over. Dublin 0-1 Donegal 0-1
2 mins – A free from in front of goals puts Dublin in front and it’s Dean Rock. Dublin 0-1 Donegal 0-0
From that team Marty O’Reilly is in for Mark McHugh and Jack O’Brien replaces Michael Carroll on the bench.
Here is the Donegal team from the programme:
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