Three minutes added time announced. Three point game. Normal time just up.
58mins: Cuala 3-13 Errigal Ciarán 1-16
Peter Harte with a beautiful point off his right foot. Harte has shown incredible leadership in this second half. He has been the driving force behind Errigal Ciarán’s spirited revival.
55mins: Cuala 3-13 Errigal Ciarán 1-15
Pádraig McGirr with a point for Errigal Ciarán. To their credit, the Tyrone champions have really rallied in this second half.
Darragh Canavan is sitting in the stand, in full tracksuit gear. Sadly, it doesn’t look like he will be coming back on the field. Such a pity.
52mins: Cuala 3-13 Errigal Ciarán 1-14
A nice free by Thomas Canavan, off his left from out under the Cusack Stand.
Here is Peter Harte’s goal - a strike that has provided Errigal Ciarán with some hope at Croke Park.
49mins: Cuala 3-13 Errigal Ciarán 1-13
Midfielder Peter Duffy gets forward and finishes nicely for a Cuala point.
45mins: Cuala 3-12 Errigal Ciarán 1-13
Points by Thomas Canavan and Ruairí Canavan reduce the gap further.
42mins: Cuala 3-12 Errigal Ciarán 1-11
Mark Kavanagh adds a point for Errigal Ciarán but Luke Keating replies for Cuala.
39mins: GOAL!! Cuala 3-11 Errigal Ciarán 1-10
Peter Harte with a left-footed rocket. Harte turned Charlie McMorrow and then caught Ryan Scollard unawares with a shot right across the face of the goal to the far top corner.
38mins: Cuala 3-11 Errigal Ciarán 0-10
Ruairí Canavan free but Cuala go straight down the field and wing-back David O’Dowd adds to his first-half goal with a second-half point.
35mins: Cuala 3-10 Errigal Ciarán 0-9
Thomas Canavan free.
Unfortunately, still no sign of Darragh Canavan back out on the pitch for Errigal Ciarán.
34mins: Cuala 3-10 Errigal Ciarán 0-8
Con O’Callaghan opens Cuala’s second half account. Again, it is much too easy for Cuala. Con sails through the centre of the Errigal Ciarán defence with acres of space to attack.
33mins: Cuala 3-9 Errigal Ciarán 0-8
Errigal Ciarán with the opening three points after the restart - from Peter Harte, Thomas Canavan and Ciarán McGinley. They needed to come out like this. Have to harness the momentum now and try pen Cuala in, if possible.
Attendance announced as 31,267. Though, looking around the stadium, it’s fair to say most of the Na Fianna and Sarsfields fans have already left Croke Park at this stage.
HALF-TIME: Cuala 3-9 Errigal Ciarán 0-5
The Dublin Double is on here at Croke Park today.
The concession of three first-half goals leaves Errigal Ciarán with a huge mountain to climb in the second half. They allowed Cuala in way too easily for those goals. Cuala look comfortable all over the pitch - they are dominating in the middle third and carry a far more potent attacking threat. Errigal Ciarán will hope Darragh Canavan can return for the second half but right now it is difficult to see them reeling in such a gap. It was all too easy for Cuala in that first half. But credit to the Dublin champions, they have taken their chances and nullified the Errigal Ciarán threat at the other end of the field.
34mins: Cuala 3-9 Errigal Ciarán 0-5
Con O’Callaghan free with his right foot from under the Hogan Stand. And there goes the half-time whistle. What an opening period for Cuala.
32mins: Cuala 3-8 Errigal Ciarán 0-5
A nice point off his left foot by Niall O’Callaghan to extend Cuala’s lead.
31mins: Cuala 3-7 Errigal Ciarán 0-5
Thomas Canavan with a free, followed quickly with a point from play by Odhran Robinson.
29mins: Cuala 3-7 Errigal Ciarán 0-3
Ó Cofaigh Byrne with a point. It was all too easy for him to burst through the middle of the Errigal Ciarán defence before popping over a score, unchallenged.
27mins: Cuala 3-6 Errigal Ciarán 0-3
Joe Oguz and Ruairí Canavan with a point apiece. But it looks a long way back for Errigal Ciarán already.
25mins: GOAL!! Cuala 3-6 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne with Cuala’s third goal. The chance was created by Con O’Callaghan, with Ó Cofaigh Byrne finishing soccer style to the net. Wow, some start by Cuala.
The Tyrone champions look shell-shocked right now. They find themselves 11 points down and are kicking balls away here. They need to find energy from somewhere and quickly.
21mins: Darragh Canavan down injured. Looks like a possible concussion, hopefully he’ll be okay when the medics check him out. Temporary sub made by Errigal Ciarán.
18mins: Cuala 2-6 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Another sweetly struck placed ball from Con O’Callaghan, this time a free from the 45-metre line. Wonderful hit.
17mins: Cuala 2-5 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Keating sends over a free with his left foot to extend Cuala’s lead.
13mins: GOAL!! Cuala 2-4 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
David O’Dowd with a second goal for Cuala. Great work by Eoin Kennedy and Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne in the build up. What a start by the Dalkey outfit.
12mins: Cuala 1-4 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Con O’Callaghan with a sweetly struck 45. It seemed to be still rising as it sailed over the crossbar.
9mins: Cuala 1-3 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Luke Keating with a free for Cuala, quickly followed by a nice right-footed score from play by Con O’Callaghan. Good start for Cuala.
8mins: Cuala 1-1 Errigal Ciarán 0-1
Thomas Canavan opens Errigal Ciarán’s account with a free.
5mins: GOAL!!! Cuala 1-1 Errigal Ciarán 0-0
Cal Doran with the goal for Cuala. Errigal Ciarán’s Peter Harte got turned over coming out with the ball and Cuala seized on the chance. Doran played a neat one-two with Michael Fitzsimons before showing good composure to slot the ball low to the bottom corner of the Errigal goal. Huge early score for Cuala.
4mins: Cuala 0-1 Errigal Ciarán 0-0
Niall O’Callaghan opens the scoring. Cagey enough start here to this final.
TEAM NEWS: One change for Cuala - Cillian Dunne replaces James Power on the team listed in the match programme. No changes for Errigal Ciarán. Pre-match parade is complete. Players getting ready for the national anthem now.
Con O’Callaghan could today join a very elite group of dual All-Ireland senior club championship winners. Here’s a piece on those who have won senior hurling and football titles with their club.
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Cuala will look to make it a Dublin double after Na Fianna won the hurling title. It’s full-time there with a score of Na Fianna 2-23 Sarsfields 0-20. Champions for the first time. The Dublin side were full value for their victory at Croke Park.
Here is Malachy Clerkin’s scenesetter, who writes that the stars have aligned for a Darragh Canavan-Con O’Callaghan showdown
Out of half a century of All-Ireland club finals it’s difficult to pick one when you had two of the game’s absolute elite forwards facing off in the biggest club game of the year.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the All-Ireland club football final between Cuala and Errigal Ciarán, kick-off is at 3.40 from Croke Park. The match will see some of the best players in the country go head to head, Cuala featuring Con O’Callaghan and Errigal Ciarán featuring the Canavan brothers. Here is Seán Moran’s preview to get us started.
“A return to times past with a couple of teams making a first appearance at this level. Neither have had things easy en route to this weekend. In last week’s semi-final, Errigal were seconds from elimination before Peter McCartan’s point brought extra time.
If the Canavans are a clear and present danger for Cuala, the Dubliners’ family firm, the O’Callaghan’s, have played a big role. Niall sparked in the impressive win over Naas but Con has been exceptional.
“At the end of last week with the team a man down and the scoreboard tight, it was he who not only kicked vital frees but also drifted to catch two restarts in the closing minutes.
“This has all the look of a cliffhanger. Maybe having a five-star general at the back as well as up front plus greater pace swings it to Cuala.”
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