Christy Ring Cup final
Regan and Gannon do the needful for Meath
Meath 4-19
Down 2-15
Daire Walsh, Croke Park
Jack Regan and Adam Gannon scored a combined haul of 2-12 on Saturday to help Meath towards a convincing Christy Ring Cup triumph over Down.
Despite seeing a 10-point lead slip from their grasp, a Regan free established a 1-12 to 2-8 interval cushion for the Royals. Nicholas Potterton and Gannon (his second) reinforced their authority with goals on the resumption, while Callum O’Sullivan also found the net in stoppage-time.
Scorers for Meath: J Regan 0-9 (4f, 3 ’65’), A Gannon 2-3, N Potterton 1-1, C O’Sullivan 1-0, B Slevin 0-2, S Brennan, D Healy, A Douglas, J Keena 0-1 each.
Scorers for Down: P Sheehan 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-6f, 0-1 ’65’), D Sands 1-1, M Fisher, D Toner 0-2 each, E Sands, O McManus 0-1 each.
MEATH: S McGann; G Murphy, D Kelly, S Whitty; S Brennan, K Keoghan, J Kelly; S Geraghty, C McCabe; D Healy, B Slevin, J Regan; G McGowan, A Douglas, A Gannon.
Subs: N Potterton for Slevin (h-t), J Keena for McGowan, S Morris for Kelly (both 50), C O’Sullivan for Gannon (61). C O Mealoid for Douglas (70).
DOWN: S Keith; T Murray, C Taggart, D Mallon; M Fisher, J McManus, M Conlan; P Savage, L Savage; D Toner, P Sheehan, T Prenter; D Sands, E Sands, O McManus.
Subs: M Patterson for Murray (h-t), C O’Prey for Prenter (42), R Blair for McManus (61), R McCusker for Sheehan (65).
Referee: S Stack (Dublin).