Limerick fight on as Dublin adventure ends
Courageous and skilful Dublin looked more than capable of victory for a long time but on the day, they were not destined to succeed under the inspired management of Anthony Daly.
Ultimately, what decided a cracking contest was a strengthening Limerick challenge which was given an overdue boost by James Ryan’s long-range score in 60th minute which broke the deadlock after the teams had been level for the fifth time. And, while the outcome was to remain uncertain, Limerick opening up a gap with three superb scores from man-of-the-match Gavin O’Mahony put them in a virtually unassailable position with the clock running down.
