Powerful Paddy Purcell key man as Laois hammer Meath

Laois 3-25 Meath 2-13: Laois manager Eamonn Kelly admitted he couldn’t recall a better midfield display than Paddy Purcell’s in Navan.

Powerful Paddy Purcell key man as Laois hammer Meath
Mon, 01 May, 2017 - 01:00
Paul Keane, Pairc Tailteann, Navan

Powerful Purcell tore through Meath’s defence in the first-half and helped himself to 3-5, going on to claim 3-6 in total.

It wasn’t looking so promising for Laois after 19 minutes as they remained deadlocked on 0-5 apiece.

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