All-Ireland champions scored 2-4 without response from the 55th minute with goals from Colm Basquel and Con O’Callaghan
Con O’Callaghan punches home Dublin's second goal during the All-Ireland SFC Round 1 game against Roscommon at Croke Park. Photograph: Ken Sutton/InphoWith only 52 minutes played, the All-Ireland title holders already had Seán Bugler, Jack McCaffrey, Colm Basquel and Paddy Small drafted in.
In all, they picked off 2-4 without response from the 55th minute, with the goals coming from Basquel in the 66th minute and top scorer Con O’Callaghan, who hit 1-4 overall, in the 70th minute. That hand to mouth existence wasn’t sustainable though, not when Dublin belatedly got interested and the Sam Maguire Cup holders made sure of the win that has left them sitting pretty in their group.
That was a solid prediction, though a more enthusiastic Dublin may have put the game to bed a good bit earlier. Not that it seemed to bother Roscommon. They were in this fixture for almost 60 minutes until Dublin turned on the afterburners. While Roscommon’s full-forward line accounted for all of their scores, Burke conceded that All-Star Enda Smith didn’t set the world alight and is showing low form. John Small, who marked him well and was man of the match, had an input to that.
The Sky Blues could be without defender Cian Murphy who was terrific here, scoring two points and then injuring himself in the course of a full blooded block. Farrell didn’t specify what the injury was and simply said they will assess it. Captain James McCarthy is also in bother and didn’t feature in the 26.
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