Details
Date | Time | Competition | Season |
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15 May 2022 | 4:30 pm | Leinster SFC | 2022 |
Match Report
Leinster SFC: Dublin blast past Meath into final
A dominant Dublin display saw the men from the capital power past Meath at Croke Park with a 1-27 to 1-14 win over The Royals.
Dublin set the pace early on and were five points up within 10 minutes. Tom Lahiff, Ciaran Kilkenny a double from Cormac Costello and a point from Lorcan O’Dell set alarm bells ringing for those of a Meath persuasion.
Meath were slow starters in this one and only got on the scoreboard in the 12th minute thanks to Bryan Menton.
Jordan Morris and Thomas O’Reilly soon had Meath within three points of Dublin and that would be as good as it would get for Meath as Dublin pulled away showing their firepower.
Dean Rock and Con O’Callaghan joined the scorers list and when Rock converted a penalty five minutes before the interval Dublin had a foot and a half in the final as Dublin went 13 points up.
Meath were wasteful throughout but the wides they amounted in the first-half ultimately helped the game into Dublin’s hands
By the half-time whistle the gap was 15 and unfortunately for Meath the second-half was all about playing for pride rather than a spot in the final.
In the second period Meath were a better site and scored 1-9 compared to Dublin’s 10 second-half points.
However, they were wasteful once more and against sides like Dublin that’s one thing you can’t afford to do.
Menton and Morris along with Jack O’Connor were stand-out for Meath on a day where missed chances came back to haunt them.
Jack Flynn came off the bench and looked like he’d help Meath get a few morale raising scores going into the qualifiers before he saw red after catching Jonny Cooper in the face.
There would be two more reds as tempers flared towards the climax of the game. Michael Fitzsimons saw red after conceding a penalty after being black carded whilst on a yellow.
Morris would convert the penalty, only to let himself down with a needless clash deep into injury-time as Meath finished with 13 men as Dublin marched into yet another Leinster Final and Meath pondering what could have been.
Timeline
Past Meetings
(Semi Final)
1-13 2-16Leinster SFC
Croke Park
Meath v Dublin |
Ground
Croke Park |
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Croke Park, Jones's Road, Dublin, D01 WY49, Ireland |
All over Dublin 1-27 - 1-14 Meath Dublin through to yet another Leinster Final
Jordan Morris see's red! Hero to zero in moments. Stupid red card as he clashes with a Dublin player before some verbals. Sums up the day for Meath.
Jordan Morris converts the penalty
Fitzsimons sees red for Dublin. He was on a yellow but has just given away a penalty. He is shown a black card and that's his game done
Dean Rock free
Jack Flynn is shown a straight red after striking Jonny Cooper in the face
Jack O'Connor scores with a free for Meath
Michael Fitzsimons is booked
Brian O'Leary comes on
Brian O'Leary comes on
Cormac Costello is replaced by Brian O'Leary
Small goes into the book as the players compare handbags
Shane McEntee points with a fine score the gap between the sides is 16
Jordan Morris goes into the book
Shane Clayton on
Brian Fenton makes way for Shane Clayton
Paddy small points with a mark
Another Dean Rock free
Bryan McMahon come son
Cillian O'Sullivan comes off for Bryan McMahon
Donal Keogan scores a great point. Sadly won't count for much
Niall Scully on
Lorcan O'Dell makes way for Niall Scully
Another Kilkenny point
Paddy Small comes on
O'Callaghan makes way for Paddy Small
Jack Flynn grabs a score after coming off the bench
Kilkenny point for Dublin
Jonny Cooper comes on
Eoin Murchan is replaced by Jonny Cooper
Jack O'Connor free
Cormac Costello is the first Dublin man to see yellow today
Sean Bugler point
Morris free
Rock free
Donal Keoghan becomes the second Meath player to go into the book
Donal Keoghan becomes the second Meath player to go into the book
Jack Flynn comes on
Ronan Jones is replaced by Jack Flynn
Bryan Menton and Jordan Morris get two in a row for Meath
Two points from Rock the first is from open play and the second is a free
Shane McEntee is his replacement
Ronan Ryan off
Cathal Hickey comes on
James McEntee replaced by Cathal Hickey
Wallace point
Walsh is his replacement
Thomas O'Reilly leaves the field
Rock opens Dublin's second-half account
Brian Howard point puts Dublin 15 ahead on the stroke of half-time
1 minute of injury-time to be played
Tom Lahiff points as the interval approaches
Dean Rock neatly dispatches a penalty
McCarthy point Dublin lead by ten
McCarthy point Dublin lead by ten
Menton point for Meath
Dean Rock with a free and O'Dell add two more for the dubs
It's already reached the point Meath need a goal to stay in the game. 5 wides by the royals already so far
Dean Rock 45 converted
O'Callaghan with a point for Dublin
Jack O'Connor grabs a fourth point for Meath
Just as Meath were getting themselves back into the game Dublin hit back with a flurry of points. Costello, Kilkenny, Con O'Callaghan and James McCarthy all add points and the lead in seven
Thomas O'Reilly point have Meath woken up?
Thomas O'Reilly point have Meath woken up?
Joey Wallace goes into the refs book
Jordan Morris free gap is now 4
Bryan Menton gets Meath up and running before Kilkenny hits back for Dublin
Lorcan O'Dell with a fine point. Dubs in control
Cormac Costello adds two more for the dubs
Tom Lahiff and Ciaran Kilkenny have Dublin two up after three minutes