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18th November 2017
09:34am GMT

If the turn-out didn't live up to expectations, the game certainly did. Both sides were fired up from the word-go, with an early scuffle between Eoin Cadogan and his markers setting the tone.
Aidan O'Shea was horsing himself into his Aussie opponents, provoking plenty of ire and frustration from them.
Ireland got off to a flying start, though, and lead 17-10 at the end of the first quarter, with Gary Brennan scoring the first goal and playing a key role in setting up the other for Mayo's Chris Barrett.
They picked up where they left off in the second quarter, with Conor McManus' radar most certainly on from placed balls.
At half-time it was 30-17 to Ireland which gave them a three point lead on aggregate.
The teams broke into a scrap at the half-time whistle, after which the small Ireland crowd made themselves heard with vivacious chants of olé, olé, olé.Explore more on these topics: