Alan Brogan impresses on return to intercounty action

Mon, 20th April 2015

DUBLIN 1-16 GALWAY 1-16

Alan Brogan made a telling return to inter-county action at Skerries Harps on Sunday, with his 69th-minute point secure a draw against Galway in the SF challenge to mark the opening of the club’s new clubhouse.

Brogan in his first appearance since last year’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final looked lively from the opening whistle but it was Galway who led at the break, 1-7 to 0-9, thanks to Shane Walsh’s 21st minute goal.

With five minutes left Galway had opened up a five-point advantage but Philip Ryan’s goal drove Dublin on with points from Shane Carthy (St Vincent’s) and Brogan snatched the draw.

SCORERS – Dublin: P Ryan 1-2, H Dawson 0-5 (0-3f), A Brogan 0-4, P Andrews 0-3, E O Conghaile, S Carthy 0-1 each. Galway: S Walsh 1-2 (0-1 ‘45’), D Cummins 0-4, M Martin 0-3, P Conroy (0-2f), I Burke 0-2 each, P Naughton, M Lundy, G O’Donnell 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: S Currie; M Fitzsimons, K Nolan, E Culligan; D Daly, C O’Sullivan, N Devereux; T Brady, B Fenton; E O Conghaile, A Brogan, D Byrne; H Dawson, C Reddin, P Andrews. Subs: G Hannigan, H Gill, P Ryan, S Carthy, J Curley, A Cullinan.

GALWAY: B O’Donoghue; P Naughton, F Hanley, C Sweeney; S Denvir, J Duane, L Silke; P Conroy, F O Curraoin; G Sice, S Walsh, M Lundy; D Cummins, P Sweeney, I Burke. Subs: G O’Donnell, T Healy, T Flynn, A Varley, D Kyne, E Hoare, M Martin, C Healy.

REF: C Reilly (Meath).