Dublin kept their promotion hopes on track as their full forwards shone in a one-sided encounter
However, after Dublin held a more than comfortable 13-point lead at half-time – 2-12 to 0-5 –, a much-improved Limerick came flying out of the blocks in the second half and, boosted by an early Hugh Bourke goal, Ray Dempsey’s men reduced Dublin’s led to just seven points.
The Dubs were 0-4 to 0-1 to the good after 10 minutes thanks to scores from McEneaney, Rock and Ross McGarry, with Cian Sheehan getting Limerick off the mark in the seventh minute. Dublin opened up a nine-point advantage by the 20th minute after Rock coolly slotted home a penalty midway through the opening half. Sheehan’s early point remaining Limerick’s only score at that stage .
However, directly from the resulting kick out, Fenton raised the green flag by scoring Dublin’s second goal of the afternoon, tapping in O’Callaghan’s rebounded effort to put 13 points between the sides. After a much-improved performance from Limerick, in a period they were reduced to 14 after Killian Ryan received a black card in the 45th minute, Naughton , Enright, and Bourke reduced Dublin’s winning margin to seven points by the 50th minute.
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