Tomás Quinn: Denis Bastick black card a key turning point

They say to really see a game properly, you need to be in the stand taking it all in, being in a position to see players’ movement, the real shape of a team or the off the ball tussles which TV cameras often don’t pick up.

Well yesterday in Croke Park every one of the 82,300 leaving the ground would have accepted another viewing if available to try and really take in what unfolded over the previous 75 minutes.

So while we know we have a replay next Saturday at 5pm to look forward to, let’s try to digest some of the key aspects of what both teams will have taken from a pulsating round one.