Cunningham the hero as Antrim defeat Meath

Antrim 0-14 Meath 0-11, Casement Park

Free-taker Paddy Cunningham top-scored with 0-09 as Antrim rallied to beat Meath at Casement Park tonight.

The Royals led by five points early on before the hosts hit back to take a 0-07 to 0-06 advantage into the second half.

But Meath were left short-handed by Brian Meade's dismissal, and Joe Sheridan missed a penalty.

Cunningham was the driving force for the Saffrons, with Meath's Thomas Walsh also seeing red late on.