Rising Blue tide engulfs Tribesmen
A Leinster senior hurling semi-final, facing a physically-imposing Galway side that was back to near full-strength, their first-choice centre-back (Joey Boland) out through injury, their first-choice full-back (Tomás Brady) forced off in the 11th minute after injuring his knee, centre-forward Ryan O’Dwyer sent off in the 57th minute. And yet still they won, still they imposed themselves physically and mentally on a Galway team that truly disappointed.
From the first minute Dublin were in gear. Paul Ryan drilling a nerveless free from wide right to get them up and running, the same player putting Dublin two points ahead two minutes later.