Dublin 1-19 Louth 2-12
Dublin and Louth clashed in the Leinster Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.
It was a repeat of last year's decider, which Dublin won 5-21 to 0-15 and many were predicting a similarly big win for the Boys in Blue today.
But Louth pushed the All-Ireland champions right until the full-time whistle, with Dublin running out winners by four points in the end.
Dublin: Stephen Cluxton, Sean MacMahon, Michael Fitzsimons, Eoin Murchan, Tom Lahiff, John Small, Cian Murphy, Brian Fenton, James McCarthy, Cormac Costello, Ciaran Kilkenny, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion, Con O'Callaghan, Colm Basquel.
Substitutes: Evan Comerford, Sean Bugler, Theo Clancy, Brian Howard, Jack McCaffrey, Ross McGarry, Killian McGinnis, Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne, Cian O'Connor, Lorcan O'Dell, Paddy Small.
Louth: Niall McDonnell; Donal McKenny, Dan Corcoran, Peter Lynch; Conall McKeever, Anthony Williams, Craig Lennon; Tommy Durnin, Bevan Duffy; Tom Jackson, Ciarán Keenan, Conor Grimes; Ryan Burns, Sam Mulroy (c), Ciarán Downey.
Substitutes: Craig Lynch, Chris O'Neill, Peter McStravick, Liam Jackson, Dermot Campbell, Ciarán Murphy, Niall Sharkey, Leonard Grey, Ciarán Byrne, Conor Early, Paul Matthews.
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Fenton pays tribute to Louth
Brian Fenton had some kind words for Louth after the full-time whistle. You can read what he said here.
Full-time: Dublin 1-19 Louth 2-12
Dublin are Leinster champions for the 14th year in a row and will lift the Delaney Cup for a 63rd time.
Louth gave it their all, but Dublin showed their class in the second half to win by four points in the end. A much closer game than anyone was expecting.
GOAL: Dublin 1-19 Louth 2-12
Craig Lennon with a goal for Louth. They're going right until the end.
Dublin 1-18 Louth 1-12
Con O'Callaghan from a mark for Dublin. Just a few minutes left here now and the Dubs look set to win their 14th consecutive Leinster title.
Dublin 1-17 Louth 1-12
Cormac Costello points from a Dublin free before Louth go up the other end and get a score themselves through Conor Grimes.
The Dublin goal
Jack McCaffrey plays in Con, who fires to the net #UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/epKV7BAIWq
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) May 12, 2024
Dublin 1-15 Louth 1-11
Sam Mulroy points from a Louth free, but it is cancelled out immediately as Dublin kick over at the other end. Con O'Callaghan the scorer.
GOAL: Dublin 1-14 Louth 1-10
A Dublin goal from Con O'Callaghan comes shortly after a Cormac Costello point.
A poor Louth kickout was pounced on by Jack McCaffrey, who played in O'Callaghan and he makes no mistake with the shot.
Huge moment in the game.
Dublin 0-12 Louth 1-8
Paul Mannion hits a shot short for Dublin, who are going to make a few changes.
Dublin 0-12 Louth 1-8
Con O'Callaghan and Cormac Costello points see Dublin go back in the lead.
Dublin 0-10 Louth 1-8
Sean Bugler gets a Dublin point before Louth get the first goal of the game.
Ciaran Keenan is the scorer. It's his first ever Championship goal.
Dublin 0-9 Louth 0-8
Brian Fenton kicks Dublin's first wide of the game, which is their seventh in total today.
Dublin 0-9 Louth 0-8
Sam Mulroy makes it a one-point game with a Louth score.
That's his fourth point of the game and his first from play.
Dublin 0-7 Louth 0-7
Paul Mannion draws the sides level with the opening score of the second half.
First half highlights
HALF-TIME HIGHLIGHTS.
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Louth lead at Croke Park in the Leinster GAA Football Senior Final. @louthgaa 0-07@DubGAAOfficial 0-06#GAANOW pic.twitter.com/v5OFaNfmeh
Half-time: Dublin 0-6 Louth 0-7
Well not many people predicted this score at half-time, but Louth have the lead at the break.
Great first 35 minutes from the Wee County, but Dublin have been well off it so far.
Dublin 0-6 Louth 0-7
John Small is shown the first yellow card of the game and Sam Mulroy points from the resulting free.
Dublin 0-6 Louth 0-6
Con O'Callaghan gets his first score of the game as half-time approaches.
Dublin 0-5 Louth 0-6
A lovely move from Louth ends with a Conor Grimes point. He's having a great game here.
Dublin 0-5 Louth 0-5
Brian Fenton gets his third point of the game to draw the sides level.
