Meath set up crunch finale

Meath boss Andy McEntee expressed a mixture of delight and relief after his team boosted their prospects of avoiding the drop to division three following this polished display against fellow strugglers Down at Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

MEATH 4-14 DOWN 1-14: A victory over already relegated Louth in the rescheduled final match of the campaign will ensure safety for the Royals.

“The consequences of not winning were huge, so you’d have to say relief there. But you’d have to be delighted with the players and the type of performance they put in — they put in the sort of shift we’ve been looking for for the last couple of games,” said McEntee.