Dunshaughlin ... 0-10 Seneschalstown ... 1-4: Dunshaughlin finished strongly to earn a place in the Meath final for the fourth year in a row in Navan yesterday.
Seneschalstown finished the match with 14 men after wing back Colin Clarke was sent off on 54 minutes. The sides were level then, but Graham Geraghty then failed to convert two frees as Martin Reilly slotted over two for the winners and set up Richie Kealy for the last score.
Although Geraghty got all bar a point of the losing total, he was also guilty of a number of wides. The goal came 10 minutes into the second half after Dunshaughlin led by 0-4 to 0-2 at the break.
Although not playing as well as in the previous round's Dunshaughlin displayed better teamwork.
DUNSHAUGHLIN: R Gogan; F Gogan, K McTigue, C Byrne; R Yore, M McHale, Denis Kealy; N Kelly (0-1), Dermot Kealy; B Kealy, R Maloney (0-1), M Reilly (0-5); R Kealy (0-2), T Dowd, Crimmins (0-1). Subs: Burke for Yore, J Crimmins for Reilly.
SENESCHALSTOWN: Geraghty; W Smith, K Macken, I Carey; M Carey, P O'Brien, C Clarke (0-1); A Finnegan, G Geraghty (1-3); J Raleigh, Ciaran Macken, Conor Macken; S Dillon, J Sheridan, Sheridan. Subs: T McDonnell for Sheridan, O Mulvaney for Geraghty.
Referee: E McDonnell
