Dublin made to work but eventually overcome a dogged Carlow

DUBLIN 0-19 ... CARLOW 0-7: Dublin made a sticky start to their Leinster campaign in O’Moore Park even if their margin of victory over Carlow was convincing.

A crowd of 13,238 packed into the Portlaoise venue but the travelling Dublin support were not treated to a vintage display by their team as heavy underdogs Carlow rarely gave them a minute’s rest.