| Event | 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-final | ||||||
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| Date | 31 August 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ryan McHugh | ||||||
| Referee | Joe McQuillan (Cavan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 81,500[1] | ||||||
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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 loss for the Dublin — reigning League, Leinster and All-Ireland Champions. Having been down 0–8 – 0–3 down after 23 minutes, Donegal led 1–8 – 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.[2]
Donegal's win was their first against Dublin in the Championship since the 1992 Final and only their second ever. The game was the only Championship loss suffered by Jim Gavin as Dublin senior manager, a role he held for much of the decade until his resignation in the last weeks of 2019. 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.[3] The game had a 60.2 % audience share on RTÉ and was also broadcast on Sky Sports.[4]
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