Goals galore as the Royals rule

GERRY REILLY U-16 MEATH 5-18 LOUTH 6-6 THERE were goals galore as Meath picked up their second victory in the Gerry Reilly U-16 FT following this win over their neighbours last Friday evening.

The outcome was a little more convincing than the scoreline suggests as the hosts led 5-7 to 2-5 with less than 10 minutes remaining. Meath rung the changes in the closing stages and Louth hit back with four consecutive goals to greatly increase their tally by the finish.

Louth’s Cathal Fleming opened the scoring with a point, but then Meath replied with six successive points by the 11th minute.

Dunderry’s Adam Kelly finished a great move to the Louth net for Meath’s first goal and Bryan McCormack had Meath’s second goal of the opening half.

Daire Nally accounted for Louth’s opening goal and when Jonathan Commins added a second it left just three points between the sides.

Brian O’Hanlon and Luke Mitchell had points late in the half to leave Meath ahead 2-9 to 2-4 at half-time.

Kelly, McCormack and Mitchell struck for goals in the second half as Meath totally dominated. However there was some consolation for the Louth boys as Nally, Fleming and Jonathan Commins all netted.

Meath’s Colin Hawdon was presented with the RESPA ‘Man of the match’ award by John Farrelly from Oldcastle GFC.

MEATH: Sean Brennan; Conor Hetherton, Luke Newe, Conor Farrelly; Colin Hawdon, Jaeic Timmons, Luke Kelly; Adam Reilly 0-1, Killian Hogan; Adam Treanor, Darragh Swaine 0-4, Bryan McCormack 2-1; Adam Kelly 2-2, Luke Mitchell 1-6 (3f), Brian O’Hanlon 0-3. Subs: Cathal McCormack 0-1 for O’Hanlon, Sean Commons for Mitchell, Ian Bermingham for Adam Kelly, Sean Martyn for Treanor, Karl Cassidy for Newe, Sean Coughlan for Brennan

LOUTH: James McGillick; Craig Callan, Nathan Buckley, Finbarr Lynch; Andrew Lennon, Paul McEvoy, James Harper; Gabriel Bell, Rúairí Hanlon; Seán Healy, Dáire Nally 1-2, Cathal Fleming 2-2; Mícheál Begley, Joseph Connor, Jonathan Commins 3-1. Subs: Craig Lennon 0-1 for Healy, Jamie Winters for A Lennon, Jay Crawley for Callan, Martin McEneaney for Bell, Padraig Duffy for Hanlon, Gerard Whitew for McEvoy

REFEREE: Michael Lee (Cavan)

FIXTURES

Saturday, July 15 at 3.0: Dublin v Wicklow.

Sunday, July 16 at 7.0: Meath v Laois.