Harry Curley and Paddy Curry hit brace each as Dublin ease way into Leinster MFC final

The Dubs were clinical up front at O’Connor Park, ruthlessly punishing errors from the home side to set up a final with Kildare

A soccer-style finish from Paddy Curry and a powerful low drive from Harry Curley got the Dubs off to a dream start, though Offaly gave themselves a lifeline when they replied with a Cian Bracken goal in the tenth minute, following an incisive run from midfielder Callum Kelly.

Lenny Cahill showed his talent with a couple of wonderful points, but Offaly were still in the hunt up until the 26th minute, when a misplaced clearance allowed Noah Byrne to dart in on goal and fire in goal number three.

Two minutes later, a miss-hit free across their own goal allowed Curry to intercept and pick out the bottom corner with a precise finish, and the Dubs’ lead was out to double figures.

Offaly made one last surge after half-time when Cameron Egan opened the scoring and they soon had a penalty when Cillian Bourke was dragged down as he attempted to shoot for a goal.

However Cillian Murray stepped up with a superb save to block Kaelem Bryan’s penalty, and further goals from Curley and Luke O’Boyle followed for a rampant Dublin side.

Scorers – Dublin: H Curley 2-1, P Curry 2-0, L Cahill 0-6 (2f), N Byrne, L O’Boyle 1-0 each, S Mullarkey 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, J Young, C McAweeney, A O’Reilly (’45) 0-1 each. Offaly: C Bracken 1-0, R Carney (1f), B Carroll 0-2 each, F Carney (1f), C Egan, A Molloy, N Flannery 0-1 each.

Dublin – C Murray; S Keogh, C Emmett, J O’Sullivan; J Young, E Costello, R Mitchell; S Ryan, A Carolan; P Coleman, L O’Boyle, N Byrne; L Cahill, H Curley, P Curry. Subs: S Mullarkey for Curry (h-t), N O’Brien for O’Boyle (42), A O’Reilly for Carolan (46), B Kennedy for Coleman (48), C McAweeney for Byrne (51)

Offaly – D Keoghan; P Kenna, N Flannery, H Goulding; B Carroll, C McKeon, R Grehan; C Bourke, C Kelly; R Carney, C Bracken, C Egan; C Foran, K Bryan, F Carney. Subs: A Molloy for Bryan (38), D Bates for Kelly (43), A Rattigan for Foran (46), C Weldon for Egan (51).

Ref – S Fagan (Wicklow)