Donal Lenihan’s crucial strike gives Meath victory

Meath 1-13 - Galway 0-15: Donal Lenihan’s goal on 66 minutes proved the decisive score as Meath inflicted a first defeat on the visitors in this hard-fought Division 2 tie at a damp Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

The older brother of Blackburn Rovers midfield star Darragh had earlier contributed five points, before taking a pass from Cillian O’Sullivan on 66 minutes and producing a neat finish to the Galway net.

That left the Royals two clear — Galway’s only response was a point from substitute Johnny Heaney. The Tribesmen did have a chance of an equaliser in added time but Danny Cummins’ effort was well wide of the mark.