Afterwards, Andy McEntee wondered aloud what might have transpired if his resurgent Royals had struck for a second goal then. Coming in the slipstream of their stuttering eight-point success in Wexford, little wonder if people are now openly questioning their aura of invincibility. Then, on 13 minutes, Matthew Costello was implicated for fouling the goal-bound Fenton and his Dublin namesake dispatched the penalty with aplomb. We just left ourselves with a bit much to do.”SCORERS – Dublin: C Costello 1-4 (1-0 pen); C O’Callaghan 1-3; C Kilkenny 0-5; D Rock 0-2 (1f); P Small, B Fenton 0-1 each. Meath: M Costello 1-2 (1f); J Morris 0-3 (1f); E Wallace, J Wallace 0-2 each; B McMahon, C O’Sullivan, J McEntee (45), T O’Reilly (f) 0-1 each.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2021 01:38 UTC