Skryne survive sticky test of mettle

A STORMING finish at Páirc Tailteann – albeit after a third quarter slump – saved Skryne’s blushes and booked them a Leinster club SFC quarter-final spot.

Liam Harnan’s Meath champions looked in a comfortable position at half-time as they enjoyed a 1-4 to 0-2 lead.

But a goal just 14 seconds after the restart from Rathnew’s full-forward Mark Doyle invested new life in the game and teed up a blood and thunder second-half.