Leinster U20 HC: Royals rue poor first half display as Kildare march on
April 02, 2022
Kildare's Conan Boran clears his lines as Meath's Rory Fagan closes in during the Leinster U20 HC clash at Pairc Tailteann
Kildare 1-18 Meath 1-12
A disappointing opening half display from Peter Durnin’s charges put an end to Meath’s run in this years Leinster Under 20 Hurling Championship at Pairc Tailteann. PHOTOS
The visitors totally dominated the opening 30 minutes and took a commanding 1-11 to 0-4 lead to the dressing room at half time. The feeling around the Navan venue was 'damage limitation' as the teams took to the pitch for the second half.
Meath had other ideas and inspired by James Murray who registered 6 points in the opening ten minutes and along with a fine effort from Joey Cole the Royals had the gap reduced to four points with 15 minutes remaining.
Four points from Fionn Maher steadied the Kildare ship and along with three pointed frees from Cathal McCabe put Eoin Stapleton’s charges back in control.
Joey Cole put a more respectable look on the scoreboard with a fine goal in the dying minutes.
Kildare scorers: Fionn Maher 0-10 , Cathal McCabe 0-6, Darragh Melville 1-0, Jack Higgins 0-1, Ferran O'Sullivan 0-1.
Meath scorers: James Murray 0-9; Joey Cole 1-2, Justin Coyne 0-1.
Meath - Jack Fagan; Danny Coleman, Shane Clarke, Harry Cottrell; Gary Fleming, Ciaran Lonergan, Dylan Farrell; Paddy Barnwell, Daire Shine; Kris Gorman, Rory Fagan, James Murray; Tom Shine, Justin Coyne, Joey Cole. Subs - Luke Horan, Oisin Bright, Kevin Mulligan.
Kildare - Alo Hackett; Peter O'Donoghue, Matthew Eustace, Daniel O'Meara; Paul Dolan, Conor Boran, Cian Shanahan; Jack Higgins, Ciaran Flanagan; Cathal McCabe, Rossa Stapleton, Ferran O'Sullivan; Conn Kehoe, Darragh Melville, Fionn Maher. Subs - Charlie Sheridan, Killian Harrington, Ciaran Kirwan, Sean O'Connor.
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