Controlled and clinical Offaly shatter Dublin hopes of a shock

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Dublin came to Croke Park hoping against hope that they could complete a hat-trick of against-the-odds wins; after just 23 minutes, those hopes had evaporated, shattered by a cold, controlled, clinical, well-drilled Offaly side.

After 21 totally one-sided minutes, it was 0-10 to 0-1; by half-time, that lead had increased, 1-17 to 0-7. After that, even with a brief third-quarter revival, the Dublin dream was done and dusted.