Meath pushed all the way but pass Wicklow test at Pairc Tailteann Sun 14 June 2015

Meath pushed all the way but pass Wicklow test at Pairc Tailteann Sun 14 June 2015

Meath 2-19 Wicklow 3-12

Meath v Wicklow, Pairc Tailteann, 3.30pm Sun June 14

Meath were forced to dig deep for a 2-19 to 3-12 win over 13-man Wicklow in a Leinster SFC quarter-final at Páirc Tailteann.
Wicklow’s Niall Gaffney was shown a black card but had a surprise introducing McGraynor
Two penalty goals foe Wicklow helped cut the gap to two points with 13 minutes remaining but Meath finished strongly.
Meath’s goalkeeper Shane O’Rourke was black carded in the 54 minute.

Wicklow’s captain Dean Healy and Paul Cronin saw red in the closing stages to allow Meath a four point win.

MEATH: P O’Rourke; J McEntee, B Power, D Tobin; N Judge, D Keogan, D Dalton; H Rooney, A Flanagan; A Tormey (1-09, 7f, 1-0pen, 1 45), P Harnan, G Reilly (1-04); J Wallace (0-01), S Bray (0-01), B McMahon (0-03).

Subs: M Burke for Judge (HT); B Menton for Flanagan (47); E Wallace for J Wallace (50); C McHugh for O’Rourke (BC 54); K Reilly for Dalton (57); S Tobin for Power (65)

WICKLOW: R Lambert; C Hyland, P Cunningham, A Murphy; D Healy, P McLoughlin (0-01), M Kenny; A McLoughlin, D Woods (0-01); D Hayden (0-02), S Kelly (0-01), N Gaffney; P Cronin (1-00), T Kelly (0-03), J McGrath (0-03, 3f)

Subs: C McGraynor (2-01, 2-00pen) for Gaffney (BC 28); R O’Brien for Cunningham (41); J Stafford for Woods (43); P Dalton for A McLoughlin (48); B McCrea for McGrath (66); P Higgins for Kenny (69).

REFEREE: Barry Cassidy (Derry)