Eamonn: We Dugg in for win
EAMONN MURRAY’S champions Meath have been pitted against
Donegal in this Saturday’s mouth-watering All-ireland SFC semi at Croke Park.
The glamour clash will be a repeat of this year’s Lidl NFL Division 1 final between the counties, when Meath came out victorious.
Also at Croke Park on Saturday, Mayo and Kerry will battle it out for a place in the July 31 final.
The semi-final pairings were decided on Saturday as Meath got the better of Galway at O’connor Park in Tullamore and Donegal shocked last year’s beaten finalists Dublin at Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-shannon.
On the other side of the draw, Kerry repeated their Lidl NFL Division 2 final victory over Armagh at O’connor Park, while Mayo overcome Cork at Cusack Park, Ennis.
But there was drama in the second part of the double-header on Saturday evening, Meath leaving it until the final minute to strike the winner against Galway.
All Star Emma Duggan scored the crucial point after her shot struck the bar and bounced over for a thrilling 1-12 to 1-11 success.
“We didn’t panic, with 20 seconds left it looked like a draw and it was going to extra-time but we got the ball to the right person at the right time,” said Murray.
“We needed that tough game, we played Cork last year in the semi-final and that brought us on. This is the game that will bring us on leaps and bounds.”
TG4 All-ireland SFC quarter-finals Donegal 3-7 Dublin 1-7; Mayo 2-13 Cork 0-17; Kerry 4-12 Armagh 2-14; Meath 1-12 Galway 1-11
All-ireland SFC relegation play-off Waterford 3-12 Monaghan 0-6