Meath Hill 1-12   Drumbaragh 0-12

An early Tommy Rooney goal proved to be the key score as Meath Hill beat Drumbaragh in Round 4 of IFC Group in Nobber on Sunday afternoon.

Rooney’s goal on seven minutes was Meath Hill’s only score for the first 25 minutes as Drumbaragh led by 0-6 to 1-0.  Meath Hill finished the half the strongest however, scoring 5 points in quick succession, a brace from Mark Tully and one each from Dean Martin, Jack McMahon and Dominic Yorke. Half time 1-5 to 0-6.

The ‘Hill stretched their lead to 5 points at the start of the second half with a further Tully point and two from Paddy Matthews.  The gap remained at 5 points or less for the rest of the match and Meath Hill held on for a 3 point victory despite an injury time goal mouth scramble.

Meath Hill play Ballinlough  in the final group match knowing they still need at least a point to qualify for the quarter finals.

Meath Hill: Dominic Yorke (0-1), Barry Kieran, Conor Marry, Chris Yorke, James Mooney, Kieran Slavin, Thomas Carolan, Keith Ginnitty, Tomas Smith (0-1), Dean Martin (0-1), Mark Tully (0-3), Paddy Matthews (0-2), Ryan Owens, Jack McMahon (0-2), Tommy Rooney (1-0)

Subs: Pierce McGrath (0-1), Shane McCabe (0-1), Martin Tully 

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