Down and Armagh get back to winning ways

DOWN AND ARMAGH bounced back from their provincial championship defeats to record victories over Meath and Waterford, respectively, in yesterday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football qualifiers.

Bryansford’s Natasha Ferris and Downpatrick player Kyla Trainor both scored 1-1 as Down defeated Meath 2-12 to 0-13 in the second of two games at St Loman’s Lakepoint Park in Mullingar.

Ferris, a late inclusion on the Down team, scored the crucial first-half goal for her side who led 1-6 to 0-6 at half-time. After the break Meath made a real fight of it, recovering to lead by two points. The pendulum swung back and forth in the second-half but Trainor scored the crucial goal in the last five minutes to secure a precious victory for the Mourne County.