Mark Battersby goal gets Meath motoring after break

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 1-18 Carlow 1-4: Meath recorded a resounding victory against hosts Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, with an early second-half goal from Mark Battersby sending them on their a facile victory.

Carlow were competitive early on and led 0-3 to 0-2 after 21 minutes with Chris Blake popping over three frees from a variety of angles. Meath keeper Conor McHugh also made a fine save to deny Darragh O’Brien.

Instead, Meath powered towards half-time, with Graham Reilly picking off fine scores from play. Even though Mickey Newman skied his penalty over after Dalton McDonagh was dragged down.