Despite losing their scoring talisman Raftery to injury for the second-half, the visitors impressed upon the resumption with Heavey popping over a 35th\u00a0minute free to double his team\u2019s advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cian O\u2019Dwyer and Salami\u2019s inspirational point saw Dublin push further clear and a sublime two-pointer by Heavey pushed the visitors six points ahead by the 40th\u00a0minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Almost inevitably, it was Buckley that got the hosts back on track with another two-pointer and home full-forward Ois\u00edn McHugh added another in the 45th\u00a0minute to leave the contest delicately poised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Any momentum those scores generated was lost in an instant as Salami turned provider for McDonnell, who cut inside and placed a classy strike past Cassidy for Dublin\u2019s third goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James McCaghy added a \u201845\u2019 and a two-pointed free to open up an eight-point buffer\u00a0and O\u2019Dwyer highlighted his potential with a brace of excellent points in the closing stages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was fitting that Salami should have the final word, given the exuberance of his performance and he powered through in added time to fire across Cassidy for Dublin\u2019s fourth goal as the visitors booked their spot in the knockout stages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scorers \u2013 Dublin:\u00a0M Salami 2-1; J Heavey 0-6 (2f, 1 P2); B Doyle, A McDonnell 1-0 each; C Raftery (1f, 1 F2), C O\u2019Dwyer, J McCaghy (1 \u201945, 1 F2) 0-3 each; M Morrison 0-1.Longford:\u00a0S Buckley 0-7 (1f, 2 P2); N O\u2019Donnell 1-1; O McHugh 0-2 (P2); L Madden, C Shannon 0-1 apiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dublin:\u00a0J Galvin; D Lombard, A Becton, A Davis; C Doran, J McCaghy, B Doyle; C O\u2019Carroll, M Morrison; C Raftery, M Salami, A McDonnell; C O\u2019Dwyer, J Heavey, E Madden. Subs:\u00a0D Guilfoyle for Raftery (half-time),\u00a0A Champ for McDonnell (51),\u00a0C Wilde for Madden (58), P Cahill for Champ (58), A McMahon for Becton (62). \u00a0<\/p>\n
Longford:\u00a0J Cassidy; B Francis, S Hagan, R Gibbons; S Hannify, C Fagan, J O\u2019Farrell; S Buckley, R Rowan; O McNerney, N O\u2019Donnell, E Beattie; C Shannon, O McHugh, L Madden. Subs:\u00a0R Flynn for Shannon (45), D Toher for Beattie (51),\u00a0S Finlass for Fagan (57), M Keegan for McHugh (58), O McKenna for Madden (60).\u00a0<\/p>\n
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