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3rd July 2021
05:07pm BST

Shane O'Neill's side will rue the 14 wides they struck, given there were only 4 points in it by the end. If a fraction of these had been on target then it could have been a different result entirely.
Six of those wides surprisingly came from talisman Joe Canning. Usually he's so reliable, especially with the dead-ball, but even the greats have their off days.
During that period he was also involved in no less than three goal chances, but failed to capitalise on any of them.
Dub goalkeeper Nolan deserves a large chunk of the credit as he pulled off a series of saves, including two early on as Galway started by going for goals, which obviously didn't land.
On the other hand, the Dublin side was much more efficient and clinical on the scoring front. Although they reduced Galway's deficit to just two points, they just couldn't kick on from there.
The game finished Dublin 1-18 1-14 Galway.