Goals from Craig Lennon and Conor Grimes had put Louth into a good position for their second All-Ireland win only to be pegged back late on
in front of over 11,000 in Clones. First half goals by Craig Lennon and Conor Grimes had put Louth in pole position for a second win of the group stage, but despite being pegged back in the end, the draw will be enough for the Wee County to go through to the knockouts. Monaghan dug deep in the second half to halt their losing streak, helped by Mícheál Bannigan punishing a stray pass to hit an unguarded net.
Louth took an early lead with a brace of frees by Sam Mulroy, while it took a wasteful Monaghan side 10 minutes to open their account through Joel Wilson. Mulroy had a goalattempt from point-blank range saved by Rory Beggan, but he converted the resulting 45 and Monaghan’s clean sheet only got a brief reprieve until Craig Lennon blasted home his third goal in two games.
Monaghan responded with a brilliantly-finished goal from Conor McCarthy, while points from Jack McCarron and Kieran Duffy were cancelled out by Mulroy. Louth finished the first half on a high when Conor Grimes fired home their second goal to make it 2-5 to 1-3 at the break. Monaghan started the second half with more purpose, hitting early points through Mícheál Bannigan, Gary Mohan and Ryan O’Toole. A Ryan Burns brace restored Louth’s four-point lead and although Ciarán McNulty got one back for Monaghan, Ciarán Downey and Mulroy replied for Louth, who passed up a great chance to go six clear going into the final quarter.
The game ended with seven scoreless minutes, which meant the teams had to settle for a point apiece. Louth remain second in Group Four ahead of a final round meeting with Kerry, while Monaghan will put their hopes of progressing on the line against Meath.R Beggan ; R O’Toole , K Lavelle, R Wylie; J Irwin, K Duffy , C McCarthy ; G Mohan , J Wilson ; M Hamill, Mícheál Bannigan , S O’Hanlon; R McAnespie; J McCarron , C McNulty .
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