Laois joy as Royals fall short

The lasting memory of this game, and indeed Seamus McEnaney’s reign as Meath manager, will be the sight of the Corduff man scampering across the pitch to inform his players there were three minutes of additional time.

With neither the fourth official nor the public announcer revealing what was remaining, it was left to McEnaney, donning the “maor foirne” bib, to notify his team they still had time to stage a recovery.

Ultimately, they didn’t, despite Peadar Byrne’s late goal, and to add insult to injury, Meath will likely incur a fine for their manager’s pitch encroachment.