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Eamon Doggett

Fans divided between two players for man of the match after thrilling All-Ireland final

Fans are divided over who was the man of the match after Dublin and Kerry's thrilling draw in the All-Ireland final today.

The counties couldn't be separated after 77 minutes of play at Croke Park leaving them having to go at it again on Saturday, 14 September.

Both sides will feel like they could have won the game but fans on social media seem to narrowed the man of the match down to two players: Dublin's Jack McCaffrey and Kerry's Sean O'Shea.

Kerry's Sean O’Shea and Dublin's Brian Fenton (©INPHO/James Crombie)

McCaffrey was unplayable at time for the Dubs and it was the Clontarf man who bagged the first goal of the game after a trademark rampaging run.

The former Footballer of the Year also helped himself to three points from play in another stellar performance.

For the Kingdom, O'Shea was immense and accumulated ten points, seven of those coming from frees, as the 21-year-old showed incredible composure on the biggest stage of them all.

O'Shea actually gave away the free in the dying moments that gave Dean Rock a chance to clinch it for Dublin, but Rock's effort went wide of the post.

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