Defiant Kerry withstand second-half storm to dethrone Meath

Kingdom exact revenge for last year's All Ireland Final defeat by building large half-time lead and defending bravely against Royal fightback

HAIR-RAISING: Niamh O'Sullivan of Meath in action against Eilís Lynch of Kerry during the TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Kerry and Meath at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, Kerry. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

TG4 All-Ireland SFC quarterfinal: Kerry 2-8 Meath 0-10 

To repeat the well known cliché, this was a game of two halves but a resilient Kerry did the damage in the opening half and, leading by ten at the interval, then weathered a Meath storm in the second half. The Royals found seven points but not the goal they craved.