Kerry have lost their Lidl Ladies National Football League Final.
Meath it is who are promoted after winning the Division 2 decider by 2-16 to 1-9.
Meath opened the scoring with a point after just 2 minutes. The advantage was quickly doubled, then trebled. It was soon 4 nil with less than 6 minutes gone. Kerry then put over their first score, courtesy of Anna Galvin. However, Meath remained on top and extend the gap back up to 4. A Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh free cut the deficit once more. Kerry suffered a blow in the 13th minute as Emma Dineen was sin binned for a high challenge. Kerry were not able to maintain possession and were also not helped by a stiff breeze. Come the water break the Kingdom were down by 7 points to 3. Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh’s 3rd point of the game made it a 3 point game. The same player put over another free 11 minutes from half time. The Kingdom now trailed by 7 points to 5 and were establishing a stronger foothold in the game. Meath carved Kerry open 3 minutes from half-time for the first goal of the game
A Meath point followed and Kerry were now 6 points down at 1-8 to 0-5. Meath led at half-time by 1-9 to 5 points.
Meath had the better of the exchanges in the opening ten minutes of the second half, a goal from a penalty extending their advantage at 2-12 to 0-6
At the water break Kerry were down by 2-14 to 0-8. Rachel Dwyer got a consolation goal for Kerry 6 minutes from time.
Kerry attention will now switch to the Championship.
Meath Manager Eamonn Murray told John Drummey that his side didn’t the challenge they expected from Kerry
Player of the Match, Meath Right Corner Back, Emma Troy
Kerry Joint Manager Declan Quill
Meath Captain Shauna Ennis
