Wicklow minors have beaten Meath 1-10 to 1-8 to progress to the Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Football Championship semi-final. The result means the defending champions Dublin are knocked out.
Dublin also won tonight on a scoreline of 5-19 to 0-9 against Westmeath but losses against Wicklow and Meath earlier in the group returned to haunt them as Jason Sherlock and Ger Gleeson's side bowed out.
Meath’s defeat to Wicklow tonight see’s Dublin knocked out and Meath and Wicklow through to the semi-finals #GAA https://t.co/Vd2D8wxRgh
— Tommy Rooney (@TomasORuanaidh) July 3, 2018
Proud wicklow man tonight always am #hopeforeveryone in Leinster
— Kevin darcy (@Kevindarcy15) June 27, 2018
The hashtag #gaathisismajor couldn’t me more apt to describe what the Wicklow Minor Footballers and the @wicklowgaagca have achieved👌💙💛 Beat Dublin in Parnell Park and backed it up against unbeaten Meath tonight! Leinster Semi Here We Come💪💪 #UpTheGarden #GAA #WicklowGAA pic.twitter.com/s1qyifJDMV
— Bill Hill (@BillHillWicklow) July 3, 2018
There’s the final whistle. It’s all over. Read this in. Wicklow 1-10 Meath 1-8. Wicklow are into the Leinster minor football championship semi final where they’ll face Kildare! Excellent performances all over the... https://t.co/PY8dtk6mTN
— Garden County Sport (@gardencountyspt) July 3, 2018
Its all over and @wicklowgaa are through to the semi-final to play Kildare in Newbridge on Saturday. They made us sweat but we probably would have been sweating anyway #summer2018 @wicklowgaa 1-10 @MeathGAA 1-8 @ElectricIreland @gaaleinster MFC
— Official Wicklow GAA (@wicklowgaa) July 3, 2018
Oisin Cullen's goal and late frees from Eoin Darcy and Matthew Ging made all the difference and Kevin O’Brien’s Wicklow will now progress to the semi-final where they will play Kildare in Newbridge on Saturday.
In the other semi-final, Meath will face Laoise in O'Moore Park. That game will also take place next weekend.
