Published: Saturday, 6th February, 2010 9:25pm
Unbeaten under lights
by Conall Collier
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Meath 2-8 Armagh 0-13
Cian Ward in action for Meath tonight at Pairc Tailteann before he limped out of the game 12 minutes from time.
Meath remain unbeaten under lights at Pairc Tailteann in 2010 following tonight's spirited NFL Div 2 performance against Armagh.
Spirit and determination were key elements in this victory which saw the return to action of Anthony Moyles late in the second-half at a time when Armagh had clawed their way back to parity (2-6 to 0-12).
Opportunist goals in each half helped Meath to maximum points on the opening night of the league.
Stephen Bray grabbed the first after only three minutes when he finished a low cross to open Meath's account.
The hosts enjoyed a good first-half and took a 1-6 to 0-6 lead to the dressing room with Graham Reilly, David Bray, Chris O'Connor, Jamie Queeney, Stephen Bray and Cian ward splitting the posts.
Queeney found the net again only 17 seconds after the resumption, but that was Meath's last score until David Bray pointed a free 25 minutes later to restore his side's advantage (2-7 to 0-12).
The Navan O'Mahonys player was on the mark again before the end which sent the majority of the estimated 3,000 crowd home fairly happy.
Meath supporters are hard to please at the best of times.
Next up for manager Eamonn O'Brien is a trip to Newry next Saturday night to play Down who open their campaign tomorrow against Kildare in Newbridge.
