Meath open 2013 with a win
Meath made a winning start to 2013 with a 1-9 to 1-7 win over Longford at Ballymahon which sent the large contingent of travelling supporters home happy. Meath were ahead by 1-6 to 1-3 at the interval after Damien Carroll converted a penalty while the points came from Michael Newman and Jamie Queeney (two each), Peadar Byrne and Stephen Crosby. Caoimhin King returned to the Meath team as a second-half substitute for Donal Keogan who was injured in the opening half. Second-half points from Paddy Gilsenan, Queeney and Cormac Rowe kept Meath in front and on the way to a merited victory. Click on link to view video: http://youtu.be/XdSdcRqXmC4 Meath - Davy Lyons (Seneschalstown); Caolan Young (Summerhill), Donal Keogan (Rathkenny), Davy Dalton (Summerhill); Cormac Rowe (Syddan), Eoghan Harrington (Wolfe Tones), Stephen Crosbie (Drumconrath); Graham Reilly (St Colmcille's), Joe Sheridan (Seneschalstown); Paddy Gilsenan (Oldcastle), Damien Carroll (Ballinabrackey), Jamie Queeney (Na Fianna); Dalton McDonagh (Na Fianna), Peadar Byrne (Ballinlough), Michael Newman (Kilmainham). Subs - Caomhin King (Dunshaughlin) for Keogan, Brian Farrell (Nobber) for Gilsenan, Mark Collins (Duleek/Bellewstown) for McDonagh, Brian Sheridan (Seneschalstown) for Reilly, Sean Curran (Donaghmore/Ashbourne) for Young. Meath will play Louth on Wednesday night in Páirc Tailteann at 7.30. Louth defeated UCD by 2-15 to 1-13.