Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All Ireland Minor B Championship – Kerry 3-10 Meath 0-17

Hussey the key to Kingdom win

Kerry 3-10 Meath 0-17

By Noel Coogan for the Irish Examiner newspaper

A dramatic injury-time goal by Cian Hussey sent Kerry into the last four of the All-Ireland MBHC and eliminated holders Meath at Páirc Tailteann, Navan. Despite losing Michael O’Leary to a second yellow card on 55 minutes, Kerry refused to concede defeat and after the home defence failed to clear a delivery from Tommy Casey, corner-forward Hussey got the winning touch. O’Leary had made his mark with a contribution of 1-3 with the goal coming after 13 minutes to leave the visitors leading by 1-3 to 0-3. Spearheaded by the accuracy of Jack Kane, Meath rallied to hold a 0-12 to 1-3 interval advantage.

Scorers for Kerry: M O’Leary 1-3, R Heffernan 0-6, 6 frees, P Lucid 1-1, C Hussey 1-0.

Scorers for Meath: J Regan 0-7, 4 frees, 1 65, G McGowan 0-4, S Doyle 0-3, J Fagan 0-2, J Andrews 0-1.

KERRY: J Wallace; T McElligott, C Savage, K Madden; D Goulding, D Fitzell, Tommy Casey; D Collins, B O’Leary; M O’Leary, Thomas Casey, K Carmody; P McGrath. R Heffernan, C Hussey.

Subs: F Horgan for Goulding (26), P Lucid for Thomas Casey (ht).

MEATH: C Bird; L Ferguson, S Whitty, S Benville; C O’Shea, D Kelly, C Darby; S Kelly, L Rickard; S Doyle, V Moore, G McGowan; J Regan, J Andrews, J Fagan.

Sub: D Keenan for Doyle (57).

Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)