Meath overcome Galway with late points blitz

Meath 0-17 Galway 0-13

The sides were level (0-8 each) at the break before the visitors dashed into 0-13 to 0-9 lead in the third quarter.

Meath brought on their full complement of substitutes, including Brian Meade, who was returning after a cruciate ligament injury.

Scorers for Meath: G Reilly (0-6, 1f), J McEntee, D Larkin, J Wallace (0-2 each), P O’Rourke (45), D Carroll, B Menton, B McMahon (f), D Lenihan (0-1 each).

Scorers for Galway: S Walsh (0-4, 1 45), D Cummins (0-3), M Martin (0-2, 1f), G Higgins, E Concannon, A Varley, D Comer (0-1 each).

MEATH: C McHugh; C Young, S Curran, E Harrington; D Carroll, P Harnan, M O’Sullivan; A Flanagan, B Menton; J McEntee, B McMahon, P Gilsenan; G Reilly, S O’Rourke, D Lenihan.

Subs: P O’Rourke, D Tobin, B O’Brien, D Bray, D Larkin, A Forde, J Wallace, B Meade.

GALWAY: M Breathnach; A O Tiarnaigh, J Duane, J Shaughnessy; G Bradshaw, G O’Donnell, P Varley; F O Curraoin, G Higgins; M Lundy, S Walsh, J Kavanagh; M Martin, E Hoare, D Cummins.

Subs: D Comer, E Concannon, C Mulryan, K Kelly, S Denvir, A Varley, N King.

Referee: F Kelly (Longford).