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The Donegal vs Dublin football match that took place on 31 August 2014 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, was the second semi-final match of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Both teams reached the stage with an undefeated record in the competition. The game was administered by Cavan officials led by Kill Shamrocks referee Joe McQuillan. The result was a shocking loss for the "unbeatable" Dublin - reigning League, Leinster and All-Ireland Champions playing on their own turf. Having been down 0-08 – 0-03 down after 23 minutes, Donegal led 1-08 – 0-10 at half time. Donegal subsequently added two more goals in the second half. Donegal's Ryan McHugh was selected man of the match. Donegal's win was their first against Dublin in the Championship since the 1992 Final and only their second ever. The game was the first Championship loss suffered by Jim Gavin as Dublin senior manager. Ryan McHugh's opening goal was the first goal Dublin had conceded against Donegal in the Championship. Colm McFadden's goal equalled the total number of goals Dublin had managed to score against Donegal in four previous Championship meetings. The outcome was widely considered the greatest shock in the history of the Championship, with Dublin placed at unbackable odds by bookmakers on the morning of the game and anticipation rife of a "massacre" by the citizens of the north-western side.〔 ==Background== Dublin were reigning All-Ireland champions, had put together two All-Irelands in three years, back-to-back league titles and four consecutive provincial championships. Manager Jim Gavin was undefeated in Championship football.〔 They were hosting Donegal on home turf at Croke Park, and had won the tournament on twenty-four previous occasions. They were expected to produce their first back-to-back Championship-winning season since 1977. When the teams had last met in the Championship, in the 2011 semi-final, Dublin had beaten Donegal on their way to becoming All-Ireland champions. Dublin's route to the semi-final included Leinster Championship victories over Laois, Wexford and Meath and an All-Ireland quarter-final thrashing of Monaghan. Donegal's route to the semi-final included Ulster Championship victories over Derry, Antrim and Monaghan and an All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Armagh. The two teams had met in four previous Championship matches, with Dublin having by far the better record. Indeed, Donegal entered the game having never scored a goal against Dublin in Championship football. Each side made two late changes: David Walsh and Rory Kavanagh were placed into the Donegal attack, while youngsters Jack McCaffrey and Cormac Costello came in for Dublin. Dublin were placed at unbackable odds by bookmakers on the morning of the game and anticipation was rife of a "massacre" by the citizens of the north-western side. Seán Moran, an "expert" at ''The Irish Times'', declared ahead of the game that "Dublin are too well equipped to live with whatever pressure Donegal can exert. Physically they're not going to wilt and mentally they've been good at patiently waiting for teams to blow themselves out." Some experts even suggested that the only team capable of beating Dublin and denying them a third Sam Maguire Cup in four years, never mind a place in the All-Ireland Final against Kerry, was their own substitutes. The bookmakers took a bashing. It was Paddy Power's worst result in its history. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donegal v Dublin (2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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