The Downs survive late Ratoath onslaught to reach final

Leading by six points with seven minutes to go, The Downs just hung on

19 November 2022; Niall Mitchell of The Downs in action against goalkeeper Darragh McPartlin and Conor McGill of Ratoath during the AIB Leinster GAA Football Senior Club Championship Semi-Final match between The Downs and Ratoath at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

AIB Leinster Club SFC semi-final: The Downs (Westmeath) 2-12 Ratoath (Meath) 0-17 

A neat 50 years after they last contested an AIB Leinster club football championship final, The Downs are back in the provincial showpiece but just about after a dramatic Croke Park finale.