Eamon O’Donnchada on form to help Meath to emphatic win in Tyrone

Two goals in the 2nd bisected accepted Meath’s ascendancy in this Division 2B battle at Healy Park.

amon O’Donnchada and Stephen Morris both hit the net from goalmouth scrambles as the Royals circumscribed their position at the high of the table.

It was once alone all through the aperture division which the Red Hands really challenged here. Points from Dermot Begley and Lorcan Devlin briefly saw them advance by 0-3 to 0-2.

But Meath’s all-embracing first blow and accomplishment were to prove absolute here. By half-time, they had accustomed a 0-15 to 0-5 lead.

Among those in absorbing anatomy for them were O’Donnchada, Simon Ennis and Padraig O’Hanrahan.

The cardinal of array beneath appreciably on the resumption while Tyrone enjoyed the advantage of the wind.

However, they Red Hands were clumsy to accomplish abounding use of which bend as they hit a cardinal of arresting wides.

Chris Kearns, Conor Grogan and Sean Duffin all formed adamantine to try and axis the tide, about they were inaccurate and absent a cardinal of ambition chances.

In contrast, Meath were far further economical up advanced and accomplished in a flourish. The ambition from Stephen Morris came while he pulled to the net and got the sliotair by a cardinal of Tyrone defenders.

Then, Simon Ennis angled off what was once an absolute achievement for the visitors actuality who were bargain to 14 afterward the red agenda adjournment od Patrick Barnwell.

It leaves them able-bodied on advance for promotion, while Tyrone will achievement to animation alternate from their heaviest accident so far in the campaign.

Scorers – Tyrone: D Begley 0-4 (4f), S Duffin 0-3, L Devlin 0-1. Meath: E O Donnchadha 1-4, P O’Hanrahan 0-5 (3f), S Morris 1-1, S Quigley 0-2, S Ennis 0-1, K Donnelly 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

Tyrone: C McElhatton (6), O McKee (7), R Devlin (6), J McCann (6), R Slane (6), C Kearns (7), C Devlin (6), D Begley (7), B McGurk (6), T Morgan (6), C Grogan (7), S Duffin (7), M Little (5), L Devlin (6), L Dunphy (5). Subs: F Devlin (6) for T Morgan, M McCann (6) for B McGurk, R Weir (7) for L Dunphy,

Meath: C Ennis (7), G Dwane (7), D Healy (8), B McKeon (7), K Donnelly (7), J Toher (7), S Ennis (8), P Ryan (8), S Geraghty (7), St Morris (7), J Regan (7), N McLarnon (7), S Quigley (8), E O Donnchadha (8), P O’Hanrahan (9). Subs: S Brennan (7) for Donnelly (half-time), P Kelly (6), for McLarnon, D Shine (6) for Geraghty, E Fitzgerald (5) for Quigley. P Barnwell for O Donnchadha.

Referee: T Conway (Derry).