Galway halted Dubs with a superior grade of football

Galway 0-15 Dublin 0-7

In brief, John O’Mahony’s team controlled midfield for the greater part of the game and possessed too much power for Dublin at both ends of the field to be seriously troubled at any stage. More particularly, senior stars Joe Bergin and Matthew Clancy performed roles that their counterparts on the Dublin side could never match, with Bergin truly inspirational in his role as captain.

Dublin made a confident enough start and seemed comfortable in defence in early raids. But very soon it became evident that Galway had more to offer, in their ability to win more possession and the manner in which they were able to use it in attack. In simple terms they moved the ball about quickly and accurately and the quality of their attack meant that they were able to come near to maximising their scoring opportunities.