Dunderry 2-10
Drumconrath/Meath Hill 0-10

After a quick cross country trip to Bective after the referee declared the Dunderry pitch unplayable, Dunderry still managed to collect the points despite losing home advantage.

Dunderry aided by the breeze opened best with two quick points as both Simon Carthy and Stephan Coogan looked very sharp. Pierce McGrath notched Drumconrath/Meath Hills opener on 8 minutes and while Dunderry went 0-3 to 0-1 ahead in the 12th minute the sides cancelled each other out and no further scores arrived until the 22nd minute when after a good move Brendan Lyons left the minimum in it.

Drumconrath/Meath Hill felt a little aggrieved soon after when a good pass by Conor Martin found his brother close to goals and he finished to the net but the score was disallowed for a square ball. This was a turning point as almost immediately Dunderry scored after a poor pass in the North Meath lads defense allowed a Dunderry forward to net. With the lift given by the goal Dunderry tagged on 3 more points as the breeze stiffened to lead 1-6 to 0-2 at the break.

The Red and Blue tore into the game in the 3rd quarter and 5 points in a row from Lyons and Eoin Martin (two each) and a great free from Niall Martin narrowed the gap to 2 points but 7 wides in that same quarter was to prove very costly by the end of the game. A break away goal when a Dunderry forward lurking close to the square forced a rebound home after a great save by Conor O'Halloran in the Drumconrath/Meath Hill goals lifted the siege.

Frees from Lyons and Eoin Martin again narrowed the gap to 3 points (2-6 to 0-9) and once again it looked like the North Meath lads might get something from the game. The sides swopped points and with 5 minutes to go there still was that major score between the sides but again Dunderry showed better accuracy and notched 3 late points to secure the win.

This was an even game and in the end Dunderry ability to have a better score to wide ratio ensured they got a deserved victory.

Best for Drum/M Hill where David OHalloran, Keith McConnon and Brendan Lyons.

Drumconrath/Meath Hill - Conor OHalloran; Niall Yorke, David OHalloran, Patrick Dunne; Jamie Byrne, Keith McConnon, David Hickey; Pierce McGrath (0-1), Tommie Rooney (0-1); Daniel Myles, Niall Martin (0-1), Conor Martin; Eoin Martin (0-4), Dara McGrath, Brendan Lyons (0-3). Tweet

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