Concession of 3-12 against a Division Four side will be a concern for Royals boss Colm O’Rourke
James Conlon scores a goal for Meath in their Leinster SFC first-round game against Longford at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. Photograph: Andy Paton/InphoThe Royals were far more comfortable winners than the seven-point margin suggests, though Colm O’Rourke will be disappointed by his side’s sloppy concession of two late goals.
But if Longford were struggling against the gale in the opening half, Meath were using it to their advantage and kicked some lovely scores, with five of their starting six forwards on target before the interval. Meath led 1-13 to 1-6 at half-time and, despite playing against the wind on the resumption, O’Rourke’s men registered the first three points of the second half to suck the energy out of Longford’s comeback.
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