LEINSTER MFC QUARTER-FINALS/Meath 0-14 Dublin 0-10 AET - 0-9 to 0-9 after normal time:WHEN THE senior footballers of Dublin and Meath engaged in a brawl at Parnell Park last month, much media reaction touched on the example shown to children.
The good news is the counties' minors seem to have remained uninfluenced; they produced an entertaining mix of pace, power and skill for 80 minutes, again in Parnell Park, on Saturday.
Dublin, managed by the Meath legend Gerry McEntee, led by three points early in the second half, and Meath needed extra time to progress to the semi-finals, but thanks to their remarkable hunger and superior fitness they scored seven consecutive points from the 41st to the 76th minute despite being down to 14 men after David Ryan's red card.
Mark Collins got seven points for the victors and Michael Newman posted an incredible 47-metre sideline ball that was the talk of Donnycarney.
DUBLIN: G Bedford; M Schutte, D Nelson, L McHugh; J McCarthy, E Culligan, G Seaver; M Coughlin (capt), C Mullins; D Rock (0-3, two frees), D Higgins, E Keogh; D Stapleton (0-5, two frees), G McIntyre, G Sweeney (0-2). Subs: C Dorney for Higgins (28); D Moher for McIntyre (47); S Keane for Dorney (67); S Murray for C Mullins (67).
MEATH: P Curran; S O'Brien, S Curran, W Carry; E Nulty, M Battersby (0-1), J Kelly; D Ryan, D Carroll (0-1); M Newman (0-2, one sideline), A Tormey, M Collins (0-7, three frees); J Regan, H Silke, D Smyth (0-1). Subs: P Callaghan for O'Brien (38) Owens for Silke (40); P Gilsenan (0-1) for Regan (44); S Dalton (0-1) for Smyth (47); B Menton for Kelly (50); D Tobin for Regan (71).
Referee: Paul Kneel (Louth).
