Watch Carla Rowe channel Lionel Messi with back-heel goal to help Dublin defeat Galway in extra-time thriller
The Dubs broke the deadlock with an early point from skipper Rowe.
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Rowe pursuing Nicola Ward as Dublin eventually triumphed 3-14 to 2-14
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The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner would've been proud of it
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But Galway responded when Olivia Divilly and Roisin Leonard split the posts.
Niamh Hetherton restored parity, before the Tribe's Leonard hit 0-2.
After Rowe doubled her tally, Dublin's Hannah Tyrrell slotted a 17th-minute penalty.
The sides were level again after Kate Slevin and Leonard pointed.
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Eva Noone, Olivia Divilly and Leonard all raised white flags for Daniel Moynihan's side, but with Sinead Goldrick and Hetherton getting their names on the scoresheet, the teams were even at the break.
After the interval, Tyrrell fired a brace — and even though Divilly hit her third, sub Orlagh Nolan put the Jackies two clear.
Dublin's Rowe — with a brilliant back-heel — and Sullivan bagged goals in the second half of extra-time to
DUBLIN: A Shiels; J Tobin, L Caffrey, N Donlon; S Goldrick 0-1, M Byrne, N Crowley; E O'Dowd, N Hetherton 0-2; N Owens, C O'Connor, H McGinnis; H Tyrrell 1-6, 1-0 pen 5f, C Rowe 1-2, K Sullivan 1-1.
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Subs: O Nolan 0-1 for O'Connor 27mins, L Grendon for Rowe 40, S McIntyre 0-1 for Owens 47, Rowe for Hetherton 52, Hetherton for McGinnis 61, A Kane for Byrne 74, H Leahy for Donlon 75, C Darby for Rowe 76, A Timothy for Sullivan 76.
GALWAY: D Gower; B Quinn, A Molloy, K Geraghty; H Noone, N Ward, C Trill; L Ward, S Divilly; N Divilly, O Divilly 1-3, A Davoren; E Noone 0-3, 1f, R Leonard 0-5, 4f, K Slevin 0-2, 1f.
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Subs: L Noone for N Divilly h-t, K Thompson for Leonard 41mins, L Coen for Davoren 50, A Trill 1-1 for Slevin 58, M Glynn for S Divilly 70, Slevin for L Noone, Davoren for Coen, M Banek for Quinn, all 71, C Cooney for Molloy 75, S Ni Loingsigh for Banek 77.
REFEREE: S Mulvihill (Kerry).
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