Dublin blew a great chance to reach the Leinster Final when they let Wexford off the ropes in Nowlan Park. A poor enough game with loads of wides but an exciting finish and in the end Wexford had a chance to win it with a Diarmuid Lyng free but he mis-hit it.

Wexford were shocking in the first half only scoring 1 point from a free which came in the last minute but they got 2 early goals which were crucial. Dublin scored great points through David O’Callaghan and Ross O’Carroll but they missed a few goal chances which in the end proved costly and at half time it was Dublin 0-11 Wexford 2-1.

Wexford showed much more fire and passion in the second half but still Dublin had plenty of chances to keep ahead which they continually wasted with some poor wides. It drives you nuts to watch outfield players drive wide after wide when there’s a corner forward inside who’s on fire.

Wexford really don’t look up to much at all, hard to see what John Meyler is doing with them from a coaching and tactics point of view - especially obvious in the first half when they ignored their big ball winning full forward and drove long range wides for fun.
Dublin on the other hand have plenty of talent and good tactical play but probably lack the killer instinct in front of goals and the hard nosed edge that winning brings..

The advantage will probably swing to Wexford for the replay, either way the extra game should at least be useful preparation for whoever reaches the final against Kilkenny.

Man of the match went to the Dubs David O’Callaghan.

RTE.ie’s match report

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