The Downs survive late Ratoath onslaught to reach final

Leading by six points with seven minutes to go, The Downs just hung on
The Downs survive late Ratoath onslaught to reach final

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.

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