Louth's second-half comeback falls short as McCarthy and Beggan carry Monaghan over the line

Monaghan's Conor McCarthy and Stephen O'Hanlon tackle Conor Grimes of Louth. Pic: Leah Scholes/Inpho

Division 2: Louth 1-21 Monaghan 1-27

In a game of the proverbial two halves, Louth dusted themselves down and very nearly managed the impossible. However, the class Monaghan possessed in duo Conor McCarthy and Rory Beggan would not be denied.