Galway get under Dublin's skin at first attempt

Gawlay 0-13 - Dublin 0-13: Every other top football team in the country have tested themselves against Dublin under Jim Gavin’s management, but finally Galway had their crack – and at the first try they found a way under their skin.

A disciplined defensive and counter-attacking display was not quite enough for the home side, who needed Johnny Heaney’s 79th-minute equaliser to force a draw. With wrestling matches breaking out around him as Dublin tried to kill the clock, Barry McHugh’s short free allowed the Killannin man to level the game.

With eight minutes of normal time remaining Dublin had Eoghan O’Gara sent off for an off-the-ball clash with Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh, but Jim Gavin’s side still kicked four points in a row to take the lead in added-time.