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I’d like to introduce the newest sports writer to the Boob.ie team, let’s welcome “Stateside!” 

We’re excited to have him on board, he’s got lots of plans and great ideas.

I’m hoping that him and SportsMILF can teach me a few things about sports, so then I can call myself a real man.

-Maxi

Dublin and Mayo’s second-round Division 1 meeting in the Allianz Football League at McHale Park in Castlebar was postponed at half time due to freezing fog invading the pitch, leaving both sides unable to continue play.

The decision as to when the match will resume will be made on Monday.

The sequel to last year’s epic match, which saw Dublin and Mayo combine for 7 goals and 28 points apiece, did not have the same kind of offensive display through the first half this time around.

Dublin took a 0-8 to 0-5 lead into the half after stringing together seven straight scores at one point. Mayo raced to a quick 0-2 to 0-0 lead thanks to frees from Cillian O’Connor and Conor Mortimer, but Diarmuid Connolly brought the sides level with two points from play. Tomas Quinn took a free at the 12-minute mark that gave the Dubs a lead they would not surrender…for now.

The Metropolitans played with an intensity and offensive attack that was not seen during last weekend’s tough loss to Kerry, despite having much of the same side playing this time around. Their game was a bit more fine tuned and the amount of wides and frees conceded was noticeably less.

Of Dublin’s eight points, three came from Diarmuid Connolly and two were frees from Tomas Quinn. Mayo had a shot on goal escape the reach of goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton, but managed to nick the crossbar and go over for a point. Three of Mayo’s five points came from frees.

A game-changing moment happened in the 24^th minute as Dublin’s James McCarthy was sent off with a questionable straight red card for what seemed to be a rather light, accidental forearm to the face of a Mayo’s Alan Freeman. Mayo had the benefit of playing with an extra man, which resulted in Dublin having to adapt a more defensive approach.

Mayo seemed to have Dublin back on its heels a bit as the scoring dried up, but not before Mayo slowly chipped away at Dublin’s lead and eventually reduced it to three points.

Presumably, Dublin would resume the match with 14 players whenever it does get back underway. I’m not sure which team this break in the action benefits more—Dublin or Mayo.

Both sides can now alter their strategies to adapt to the new game situation. Will Dublin fall back more on defence? Will Mayo put more pressure on Dublin’s back line and take advantage of the numbers? Will Mayo be able to suit up some of the Hardy Bucks lads to help push the team back in front? Will Dublin stoop so low as to recruit some of the Tallafornia meatheads to make up the lack of numbers?

Only time will tell…

In other Division 1 football action, Armagh surprised Kerry by a score of 2-8 to 0-10 down in the Kingdom county. Coupled with Armagh’s draw with Cork last weekend, and the Orchard men have shown to be very impressive in the first two rounds.

Armagh raced to a 1-3 to 0-0 lead courtesy of a goal by Brian Mallon and took a 1-4 to 0-3 lead into half time. Kerry, still within striking distance as they always are, suffered a fundamental lapse in play as goalkeeper Brendan Kealy misplayed a ball and allowed John Kingham to fist in a goal. Although Kerry was able to cut the deficit to three points, Armagh held tough and grinded out a well-deserved win.

Kerry hasn’t looked overly impressive in the first two matches of the League this year, but as any Kerry supporter will be quick to point out, all that matters is the Championship and how the team plays in September. Still, no fan likes seeing their team struggle with botched goalkeeping, sloppy play and red and yellow cards shooting into the air with reckless abandon.

It has only been two weeks into the 2012 campaign, but red cards and send offs seem to be a recurring scene. Eamon Fennell’s red card last weekend, James McCarthy’s red this week, Tomas O Se from Kerry got a red, and Armagh’s Finnian Moriarty was sent off with two yellow cards.

Jaysus. Wouldn’t surprise me if we started seeing fisticuffs break out over players as much as breathing on one another…