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Dublin's Paul Flynn celebrates his side's victory over Kerry. INPHO/Cathal Noonan

All-Ireland SFC 2013: Dublin’s route to the final

Meath made them wobble and Kerry punctured their defence but the Boys in Blue have looked pretty serene.

1 June: Leinster SFC quarter-final, Croke Park

Dublin 1-22 Westmeath 0-9

JIM GAVIN’S MEN got off to a rip-roaring start and led 0-8 to 0-0 after 19 minutes. John Heslin and Denis Glennon did their best to get Westmeath back into the contest but they closest they managed to gap by was five points.

Bernard Brogan scored seven points for Dublin and a late goal by Paddy Andrews only served to highlight the gap in class between the two sides.

Scorers for Dublin: Bernard Brogan 0-7 (0-5f), Paddy Andrews 1-3, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Cian O’Sullivan, Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-1 each.

Scorers for Westmeath: John Heslin 0-5 (0-5f), Denis Glennon 0-2, Kieran Martin, Denis Corroon 0-1 each.

30 June: Leinster SFC semi-final, Croke Park

Dublin 4-19 Kildare 1-9

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Rory O’Carroll with Paddy Brophy of Kildare. INPHO/Donall Farmer

The goals were beginning to flow now and Dublin put Kildare to the sword and won at a canter. Brogan, Eoghan O’Gara, Diarmuid Connolly and Paul Mannion all hit the net while goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton chipped in with four 45s.

The 19-point gap at the final whistle was all the more stark as the Lilywhites had actually romped into a 1-2 to 0-0 lead after eight minutes. The tide turned significantly blue from the moment Mannion got The Dubs’ first goal.

Scorers for Dublin: Eoghan O’Gara 1-2, Paul Mannion, Bernard Brogan 1-1 each, Stephen Cluxton (0-4 ’45), Ciaran Kilkenny 0-4 each, Diarmuid Connolly 1-0, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-2f), Ger Brennan, Paddy Andrews 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kildare: Paddy Brophy 1-1, Eoghan O’Flaherty 0-3 (0-1f), Paul Cribbin, Johnny Doyle (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean Hurley 0-1.

14 July: Leinster SFC final, Croke Park

Dublin 2-15 Meath 0-14

Another slow start for Dublin and one that stretched until half-time. Stephen Bray and Michael Newman were to the fore as the Royal County led by two at the break.

Paul Flynn’s goal gave Dublin some hope and Cluxton was needed to stead the ship with long-range efforts. Bernard Brogan struggled to make an impact but Mannion’s late goal gave his side a cushion going into the final stages.

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Meath’s Graham Reilly with Ger Brennan. INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Scorers for Dublin: P Mannion 1-4 (2f), P Flynn 1-1, C Kilkenny, S Cluxton (2f, 1 45’) all 0-3, D Rock 0-2 (1f), D Connolly, B Brogan all 0-1.

Scorers for Meath: M Newman 0-8 (6f), E Wallace, S Bray all 0-2, B Meade, J Sheridan all 0-1.

3 August: All-Ireland SFC quarter-final, Croke Park

Dublin 1-16 Cork 0-14

Dublin’s need for goals almost proved their undoing against Cork as they spurned several chances for simple points by going for the white whale scores. The Rebels edged ahead midway through the first half but scores from Bernard Brogan and Diarmuid Connoll made it 0-9 0-7 at the break.

The Dubs were, once again, indebted to Cluxton’s scoring contributions from the placed ball and Jack McCaffrey put his team four clear with a well-taken goal. Subs Dean Rock and Kevin McManamon hammered in the final nails as Cork were buried.

Scorers for Dublin: S Cluxton 0-6 (3fs, 3 45s), Jack McCaffrey 1-0, Paul Flynn 0-2, Dean Rock 0-2, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2 ,MD MacAuley 0-1, Kevin McManamon 0-1, Denis Bastick 0-1, Bernard Brogan 0-1f.

Scorers for Cork: Daniel Goulding 0-5 (2fs, 145), Brian Hurley 0-3, Mark Collins 0-2 (1f), Ciaran Sheehan 0-1, John O’Rourke 0-1, James Loughrey 0-1, Damien Cahalane 0-1 (0-1 ’45).

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Paul Mannion is tackled by Thomas Clancy of Cork. INPHO/Ryan Byrne

1 September: All-Ireland SFC semi-final, Croke Park

Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11

In a pulsating encounter that was described as ‘game of the decade’ by many that were lucky enough to watch it, Dublin scored 2-2 in the final five minutes. Gavin’s troops were slow out of the blocks and trailed 2-2 to 0-3 after 12 minutes.

Mannion got a goal back before James O’Donoghue slotted home from the penalty spot to put The Kingdom in charge. Bernard Brogan was back on form and Dean Rock was making another telling contribution off the bench. Kevin McManamon, the Kerry “heartbreaker” from 2011, rasped in a crucial goal late on before O’Gara compounded The Kingdom’s misery.

Scorers for Dublin: B Brogan 0-6 (2f), D Connolly 0-4 (1f), P Mannion, K McManamon, E O’Gara all 1-0, D Rock 0-2, MacAuley, O’Sullivan, Kilkenny, Cluxton (1f), Andrews, McMahon all 0-1.

Scorers for Kerry: J O’Donoghue 2-3, Cooper 0-4 (2f), D Walsh 1-0, P Galvin 0-2, Declan O’Sullivan, Darran O’Sullivan all 0-1.

22 September: All-Ireland SFC final, Croke Park…. to be decided.

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    Sep 16th 2013, 8:05 PM

    Can’t wait for Sunday

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    Sep 16th 2013, 9:02 PM

    In the year 2013 u can pass a curse on like Friday 13 so sorry dublin u just got it mayo can’t lose

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    Sep 16th 2013, 9:39 PM

    I’m sure these things will be proved on the pitch, silly comments don’t prove anything

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:02 PM

    No man check on google Brisbane broke a 42 year curse on septmber8 2013 so man we c

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:07 PM

    And I hope the curse don’t last 60 years on dublin sorry

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:40 PM

    Oh well if it’s says so on Google it must be true!

    Ridiculous comments.The best team on the day will win. Curses won’t play any part in it.

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:33 PM

    Sorry did I miss that this was “the score Dublin edition” … Three articles on Dublin tonight… I was pretty sure that there was a second team in the All Ireland final?

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:42 PM

    the score has been all mayo for about two weeks, doesnt make a difference anyway

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:44 PM

    How about last week when every article was about Mayo’s latest tacky song or the latest photo from the ‘Mayo for Sam’ campaign?

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    Sep 16th 2013, 10:46 PM

    The score knows dublin is getting the curse sorry guys

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    Sep 16th 2013, 11:46 PM

    That’s quite a persecution complex you’ve got going on there Ciara. It’ll eat you up.

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    Sep 17th 2013, 9:28 AM

    Sorry did i miss that this was ‘the score Mayo edition’… Two articles on Mayo today… I was pretty sure that there was a second team in the All Ireland final?

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    Sep 18th 2013, 5:49 PM

    Curse my ass. It’s a golden age for Mayo football. A low population county like ours with so much emigrationl, yet we keep putting out teams that power through to the All Ireland final. Massive achievement,

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