Injury to centre back John Conlon adds to Clare worries ahead of Croke Park encounter
Tony Kelly finished the game with 3-4 to his name, but others were rampant too. Mark Rodgers, who took over Clare’s freetaking, was terrific too and Dublin could never get a grip on David Fitzgerald.
Clare’s Mark Rodgers and Daire Gray of Dublin in action at the Gaelic Grounds. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho To Dublin’s credit they composed themselves and found a way into the game. Cian O’Sullivan took over the freetaking without any alarms, Paul Crummey and Fergal Whitely picked off a couple of points from play, and midway through the half they took the lead.
The lead melted within minutes. Fitzgerald charged through the centre of the Dublin defence, after a turnover in centrefield, and fed Rodgers for Clare’s second goal to put them 2-4 to 1-5 in front after 20 minutes.
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