Galway tasted defeat for only the first time in the Allianz National Football League on Saturday evening in Croke Park losing out to Dublin by 2-19 to 2-13.
However, Padraic Joyce's side will take a lot from this defeat as they look forward to their final league game against Kerry and the start of the Championship in early April away to New York.
Also significant was the return of Annaghdown's Damien Comer who scored 1-2.
The commentary of the game from Jonathan Higgins and Kevin Dwyer can be heard HERE.
Kevin Dwyer with the Full Time Report.
After the game, Jonathan Higgins spoke to Galway Manager Padraic Joyce.
Scorers for Dublin: Sean Bugler 2-0, Cormac Costello 0-5 (2fs, 1 45), Luke Breathnach 0-4 (1 tp), Con O'Callaghan 0-4, Ross McGarry 0-2, Niall Scully 0-1, Killian McGinnis 0-1, Cian Murphy 0-1, Lorcan O'Dell 0-1.
Scorers for Galway: Damien Comer 1-2 (1m), John Maher 1-0, Rob Finnerty 0-2 (1f), Daniel O'Flaherty 0-2 (tp), Matthew Tierney 0-2 (0-1m), Matthew Thompson 0-1, Dylan McHugh 0-1, Cein Darcy 0-1, Liam O Conghaile 0-1, Cillian McDaid 0-1.
Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Theo Clancy, Conor Tyrrell; Brian Howard, Sean MacMahon, Cian Murphy; Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne, Tom Lahiff; Niall Scully, Con O'Callaghan, Sean Bugler; Ross McGarry, Luke Breathnach, Cormac Costello.
Subs: Killian McGinnis for O Cofaigh Byrne 43, James Maddenfor Scully 54, Lorcan O'Dell for Breathnach 54, Kevin Lahiff for McGarry 62, Davy Keogh for Costello 68.
Galway: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Daniel O'Flaherty; Dylan McHugh, Liam Silke, Sean Kelly; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid, Cein Darcy; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Thompson.
Subs: Liam O Conghaile for Finnerty 32, Cillian O Curraoin for Walsh h/t, Jack Glynn for McHugh 40, Damien Comer for Conroy 46, Sam O'Neill for Fitzgerald 58.
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan).
