Dublin overcame the handicap of having Paul Bealin sent off five minutes after the re-start to secure a comfortable victory over Mick O'Dwyer's men in this replay. Bealin was dismissed for a rugby tackle on Declan Kerrigan, having earlier been booked.

It was the only cloud on a very bright day for Dublin football. There was no comparison, quality-wise, to the football they played in the drawn game. Mick Galvin was recalled at full forward and gave Davy Dalton a torrid time. Galvin was fouled on 48 minutes earning a penalty which Charlie Redmond converted: Redmond would score 1-4.

The Erin's Isle man's tally was eclipsed by Kildare's Niall Buckley (1-6) who proved Kildare's best player by far. He managed all bar three points of Kildare's total. In the end the five-point winning margin did not adequately reflect Dublin's superiority.

Dublin: J O'Leary (capt); C Walsh, D Deasy, P Moran; P Curran, K Barr, M Deegan (0-2); B Stynes (0-1), P Bealin (0-1); P Gilroy, J Sheedy (0-2), N Guiden (0-1); D Farrell (0-1), M Galvin (0-1), C Redmond (1-4, three frees). Subs: P Clarke (0-1) for Galvin (52 mins); V Murphy for Gilroy (69 mins).

Kildare: C Byrne; S Dowling, D Dalton, A Rainbow; B Fahy, G Ryan, N Donlon; S McGovern, M Lynch (0-1); G Dunne, D O'Connell, N Buckley (capt) (1-6, goal from a penalty, five frees); D Kerrigan (0-1), D McKevitt, K Doyle (0-1). Subs: T Harris for McGovern (half-time); D Doyle for K Doyle (62 mins); J Gilroy for Dunne (62 mins).

Referee: P Russell (Tipperary).