Leinster Hurling Final 2021 Result – Easy win for Kilkenny against Dublin in Croke Park on Saturday 17th July.
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PREVIEW
Dublin and Kilkenny will go head to head in the Leinster Hurling final at Croke Park this coming Saturday at 7:30 pm in the first provincial hurling final of the summer.
The Dubs are coming into this game looking to win their first Leinster title since 2013 when they defeated Galway.
They will be full of confidence and hope after their surprise victory over the Tribesmen two weeks ago, putting in their best performance in some time to make it to their first Leinster final since 2014.
The two sides met in Division 1 of the Allianz League, with Kilkenny topping the group, while Dublin languished in 5th, losing 3 of their 5 games.
When they did meet, it was a close affair, with Kilkenny just edging it by a scoreline of 0-18 to 1-20
Kilkenny looks like a team rejuvenated after losing to Waterford in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. The reigning Leinster champions will look to capture their 73rd provincial title and 17th under Brian Cody.
The Cats defeated a strong a poised Wexford side in the semi-final by a score of 2-37 to 2-29.
Davy Fitzgerald’s side looked like they would pull off a famous victory at times, but Kilkenny’s class and experience got them over the line when it mattered most.
This will be a repeat of last years Leinster semi-final, with Kilkenny and Dublin pulling off an all-time classic which saw Brian Cody’s men just come out with a 1 point victory, beating the Dubs 3-20 to 2-22.
Conclusion
On paper and from past games from years gone by, all arrows are pointing in Kilkenny to topple the Dubs.
Unlike their football team, Dublin hurling has been stagnated and void of direction for many years now. Usually seen as the dark horses of the hurling championship, they never seem to truly deliver on the big occasion.
Their opponents are the complete opposite, being the most successful hurling team in history with 36 senior All-Ireland titles and 72 Leinster titles is an amazing feat, especially with the high calibre of teams surrounding them.
Beating the favourites in Galway will give Dublin a case to challenge for more than one honour this season.
A very difficult game to dissect, but if I had to pick a team, Kilkenny would be the obvious choice based on their past experiences and having an edge over the team from the capital.
Prediction: Kilkenny by 5 points
Betting
Dublin: 5/2
Kilkenny: 4/11
Draw: 10/1
Full time Result – Kilkenny 1-25 Dublin 0-19
Donal Burke point from a free
James Bergin point
Three min injury time
Donal Burke free
Carey with a nice score
Donal Burke free
TJ Reid score the PENALTY
Jack Malone is off for giving away a penalty
Donal Burke point from ann easy free
Poor wide from a free by Burke, 13 wides for Dublin
Jack Malone with a nice point from the endline
James Maher with another score
Buckley with a nice point
Donal Burke free
Alan Murphy puts 8pts in it
Kilkenny 0-19 Dublin 0-12 at final water break.
Alan Murphy point after a poor puck out
Keoghan point, Cats by 6pts
TJ Reid free
TJ Reid free
Donal Burke free
TJ Reid free
Rian McBride point
Donal Burke free
TJ Reid free puts Kilkenny 4pts up
No cards given
Fight has broken out in the midfield
Kilkenny 0-12 Dublin 0-09 at half time
Danny Sutcliffe yellow
TJ Reid free, Kilkenny by 3pts
Maher and Cody put Kilkenny 2pts up
Crummy point
Crummy point
Huge free from Alan Nolan
Cian Boland yellow
Crummy hits a goal chance wide
Cian Boland with a nice score from play
Keown point from play
Adrian Mullen from play
Donal Burke from play
TJ Reid free
Donal Burke free, it’s Kilkenny 0-06 Dublin 0-04 at the first water break.
Lovely score by Adrian Mullen
Danny Sutcliffe point from play
Another TJ Reid free after a debatable free
Danny Sutcliffe point from play
Donal Burke gets the first Dublin score
Another free for TJ Reid
Eoghan O’Donnell has had to go off injured
John Donnelly point
Tj Reid doubles the lead with a long distance free
TJ Reid from play opens the scoring