Fair end to a real thriller

HONEST and wholehearted endeavour from holders Dublin and Meath ensured that there would be no loser in Croke Park yesterday in a thrilling Leinster SFC quarter-final.

And fittingly so in the case of the Royal county, after two controversial decisions in the second quarter went against them.

The first, in the 20th minute, saw Graham Geraghty being penalised for ‘nudging’ his opponent before crashing the ball to the net. And, in injury time, the referee backed his umpires in allowing Alan Brogan’s goal when he tackled goalkeeper Brendan Murphy in the small square.