Recent meetings: Dublin v Antrim (hurling)

Dublin hurlers face Antrim this Saturday in Parnell Park (5.0) in Round 3 of the Allianz HL Division 1B.

Both counties are on two league points having won one and lost one game.

Following their defeat to Kilkenny on the opening day the Dubs defeated Laois in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise last weekend while the Glensmen overcame Clare (1-21 to 0-22) in Corrigan Park, Belfast in their opener before losing to the Cats (1-28 to 3-15) in UPMC Nowlan Park last weekend.

Here we look back at the HL clash of Dublin and Antrim in 2018 as well as their encounter in that year's Walsh Cup, just a month earlier.

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2018 HL DIVISION 1B

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4: Corrigan Park, Belfast

DUBLIN 0-23 ANTRIM 0-22

A Donal Burke pointed free in the sixth minute of added time saw Dublin edge out Antrim in dramatic fashion in this HL Division 1B encounter at Corrigan Park, Belfast.

The Glensmen looked like they had done enough to share the spoils after coming back from seven points down before the Na Fianna man split the post with the last puck of the contest from just outside 65 metres.

“It was a good response to last week (defeat to Offaly). Our work-rate, particularly in the first 60 minutes, was excellent. We really, really worked hard," said then manager Pat Gilroy.

“Our shooting wasn’t what it should have been ... but it was very satisfying to get the response from last week, because it was twice the work-rate."

Dublin, after a slow start, led by six points at the interval and on two occasions in the second half moved seven points clear but in Neil McManus Antrim had an ace deadball expert as his side battled to the finish and got on level terms before Burke's late heroics following a foul on Liam Rushe, who came off the bench to make his first appearance of the year.

It was Burke who also fired over the opening point of this full-blooded contest inside 15 seconds but the hosts then hit the next four scores to be 0-4 to 0-1 ahead inside ten minutes.

Towards the close of the opening half Dublin began to get motoring with Conal Keaney doing well out the field as Dublin scored seven points without reply to lead by 0-14 to 0-8 at half-time.

Paul Ryan's close range free on the restart extended Dublin's advantage but despite holding a seven-point cushion they were eventually reeled in by their hosts who looked to have done enough before the late, late foul on Rushe and Burke's accuracy from the resulting free.

SCORERS - Dublin: P Ryan 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 '65'), D Burke 0-7 (0-4f), F Whitely, C Keaney, C McBride 0-2 each, J Madden, D Sutcliffe 0-1 each. Antrim: N McManus 0-16 (0-11f, 0-2 '65'), A Graffin, J McNaughton 0-2 each, G Walsh, D McCloskey 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: A Nolan; P Smyth, B O'Carroll, E O'Donnell; S Barrett, C Crummey, J Madden; C McBride, T Connolly; D Burke, F Whitely, D Sutcliffe; C Keaney, E Dillon, P Ryan. Subs: L Rushe for Ryan (51), J McCaffrey for McBride (53), N McMorrow for Connolly (64), P Winters for Dillon (69).

ANTRIM: C O'Connell; P Burke, J Dillon, A Graffin; J Maskey, M Donnelly, D Kearney; C McKinley, G Walsh; N Elliott, N McManus, J Connolly; D McKinley, C McCann, C Johnston. Subs: C Carson for Connolly (inj 8), N McAuley for Maskey (43), J McNaughton for Walsh (45), R McCambridge for McCann (53), D McCloskey for Elliott (63).

REF: J Heffernan (Wexford).

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2018 WALSH CUP

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7: Parnell Park

DUBLIN 4-16 ANTRIM 0-17

Dublin were slow out of the traps but eventually got motoring to run out convincing 11-point victors in this Walsh Cup round-robin encounter at Parnell Park.

Antrim settled immediately and by the seventh minute were 0-5 to 0-0 in front thanks to the freetaking accuracy of Neil McManus and one from Colin Clarke.

However, an incisive run by Cillian Costello resulted in a Paul Crummey goal as Pat Gilroy's men sprung to life.

The Dubs reeled off five points without reply from Paul Crummey, two Paul Winters frees, Robbie Mahon and Daire Gray to lead 1-5 to 0-5 after 16 minutes.

By the break Dublin were 2-9 to 0-9 to the good following Winters' goal in the 26th minute after Alan Moore's effort had rebounded off the crossbar.

Five minutes into the second half St Vincent's man Moore grabbed the first of his two second half goals when he held David Kearney off under a long Darren Kelly delivery before racing through on goal.

Four minutes later he added his second with a low angled drive from close range after it looked like Winters could have been awarded a penalty in the lead-up to lead 4-9 to 0-11 and the hosts were never in any trouble.

Robbie Mahon assumed the freetaking duties following the substitution of Winters and converted two frees and a '65' to add to his three points from play as Dublin cruised to victory.

Dublin were never under sustained pressure in defence but Cian Hendricken, in particular, looked sharp and in control in a defence that held the Glensmen at bay throughout though conceding a lot of frees.

“A bit of indiscipline in our tackling is something we need to work on,” said Dublin manager Pat Gilroy afterwards.

SCORERS – Dublin: P Winters 1-4 (0-3f), A Moore 2-1, R Mahon 0-6 (0-2f, 0-1 '65'), P Crummey 1-1, D Gray 0-3, J McCaffrey 0-1. Antrim: N McManus 0-11 (0-10f), C Johnston 0-2, N Elliott, G Walsh, C McCann, C Clarke (0-1f) 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: G Maguire; P Smyth, B O’Carroll, C Hendricken; S Barrett, D Kelly, C Crummey; J McCaffrey, T Connolly; C Costello, D Gray, P Crummey; A Moore, P Winters, R Mahon. Subs: R Smith for Connolly (26 inj), C McBride for Winters (44 inj), S Ó Riain for P Crummey (49), C Ryan for Costello (51).

ANTRIM: C O’Connell; D Kearney, A Graffin, S Rooney; C McKinley, J Maskey, J Dillon; N McManus, C Johnston; N Elliott, G Walsh, C McCann; J McNaughton, C Carson, C Clarke. Subs: E O’Neill for Carson (41), J Connelly for Clarke (51), M Connolly for McCann (57), C Boyd for Dillon (65), D McCloskey for Elliott (71)

REF: P Murphy (Carlow).