It was very much one-way traffic as Meath advanced to the last four in a Leinster under-21 football encounter in Navan in which Louth failed to score from play and did not manage a wide until the last minute.
The homeside did not have to be over impressive to dispose of very poor opposition. They led by 0-4 to 0-2 at the break after playing against the breeze.
With centre forward Barry Lynch their star man up front, Meath pulled comfortably clear in the second period and were 0-11 to 0-3 to the good after 46 minutes.
Louth had few attacks after the change of ends. Kevin Callaghan converted three frees and substitute Errol Boyle kicked over a 45.
MEATH: D Gallagher; D Clarke, H Gribben, R Kelly; J Donoghue, N Kennedy, I Mullen; G Loughran (0-2), C Travers; C Reynolds (0-2), B Lynch (0-5), C McCarthy; B Dillon, D Crimmins (0-1), T Loughran (0-2). Subs: S Bray for McCarthy, M Doran for T Loughran, K Reynolds for Kelly, A Fox (0-1) for Dillon, A Kenny for Lynch.
Louth: l Corcoran; S Callinan, I Wogan, R Nash; P McGahon, A Page, A Rogan; C Quinn, D McElroy; G Shedridan, S O'Neill, E Judge; K Callaghan (0-3), L Boylan, D Bracken. Subs.: S Thornton for Bracken, N Mahon for McGahon, F McGuigan for Callinan, E Boyle (0-1) for Judge.
Referee: C Buckley (Offaly).
