Dublin qualified for the Allianz Football League semi-finals with a 3-10 to 1-15 win over Tyrone at Healy Park. James McCarthy and Jason Whelan both netted inside the opening 70 seconds, and Michael Darragh Macauley hit Dublin’s third goal to help them to a 3-04 to 0-07 interval lead. Peter Harte netted a penalty, and Tyrone went level through Mattie Donnelly, but a superb winning point in stoppage time from Diarmuid Connolly sealed a thriller for the Dubs.
Tyrone struck a massive blow when Peter Harte netted a 60th-minute penalty after Shay McGuigan had been hauled down by goalkeeper Currie. The Dubs were reduced to 14 men when full-back Rory O’Carroll picked up a second yellow card, and Ronan O’Neill narrowed to a single point from the resultant free. The Red Hand men levelled on the stroke of 70 minutes when Mattie Donnelly hit a long range effort but Connolly popped up to shoot a superb winner in stoppage time.
The Dubs will face Cork in the semi final next Sunday while Derry will play Mayo in the other semi.
Dublin: S Currie; J Cooper, R O’Carroll, P McMahon (0-01); J McCarthy (1-00), K Nolan, J McCaffrey; MD Macauley (1-00), T Brady; J Whelan (1-01), D Connolly (0-05, 3f), B Cullen (0-01); K McManamon (0-01), E O’Gara, A Brogan (0-1).
Substitutes: P Andrews for Cullen (44), D Byrne for Brady (44), N Devereux for McCaffrey (52), C Costello for Brogan (57).
