New rules make for an exciting finish but also some confusion in Páirc Esler
Meath's Brian O'Halloran, Seán Coffey and Conor Duke tackle Ryan Magill of Down during the NFL Division 2 clash on Saturday. Photograph: Leah Scholes/InphoThe last time these teams met was in the 2023 Tailteann Cup final in Croke Park, where the Royals again came out on top, but this was a far cry from that game with the new rules making for an exciting finish but also causing some confusion.
The move began with Daniel Guinness who passed to Shay Millar. He launched the ball across the field to the in-rushing McEvoy who fired into the net, and Down led by two, 1-9 to 0-10 at the break. In the space of five minutes they had notched up seven points - two of those were two-point scores of the boot of Morris.
Morris and Frayne widened the margin to six again 0-23 to 1-14, with 10 minutes left on the clock, but Down knew they still had plenty of time to battle back and the belief that another miracle was possible grew when Meath’s lead was reduced to two with a two-point score from Daniel Guinness and further points from Danny Magill and Havern.
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