Meath outthought and outfought Longford in a Leinster SFC match, securing a spot in the quarter finals. Longford will now compete in the Tailteann Cup.
Meath 3-19 Longford 3-12 James Conlon performed a decent impression of Bernard Flynn on a day when Meath outthought and outfought Longford to advance to the quarter finals of the Leinster SFC.
Add in the contribution of sub Cian McBride who scored a second half goal - and looks a guaranteed star in the making, as well as Ronan Jones, who looks like John McDermott reincarnated, and you have the spine of a decent team.Tactically Colm O’Rourke, their manager, got it right, not just when Meath had the wind but also when they played into it, smartly bringing their forwards deep in the first half to try shots from the 45-yard area, getting four points from play from this territory.
There and then you feared for Longford. However, Matthews’ goal arrived soon afterwards, offering them hope. Then Mark Hughes replied with a goal for Longford. A minute later Cian McBride got Meath’s third goal. From the resulting kick out, Darren Gallagher - Longford’s superb midfielder - finished calmly to make it 3-18 to 3-10.
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