Dublin beat Meath in shootout to book O'Byrne Cup final place
Dublin will compete for even more silverware when they take on Westmeath in the O'Byrne Cup final after defeating rivals Meath in a penalty shootout.
The game finished level 1-12 apiece at the end of 70 minutes but the All-Ireland champions, managed for the night by Paul Clake, secured a final berth with the shootout win.
This was the second shootout in as many weeks after Mayo beat Leitrim 4-1 after their FBD League clash ended level last Sunday.
O'Byrne Cup Semi-final: miss for Meath
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) January 12, 2019
Penalties -
Meath: ❌❌✔❌
Dublin: ✔✔✔#UpTheDubs
Minus a whole host of regular names, Ryan Basquel top-scored for the winners for the winners with 0-4.
Robert McDaid of Ballyboden St-Enda’s got their goal in regular time, while Graham Reilly raised Meath's in the first half.
Dublin go into the final against an in-form Westmeath outfit, who impressed in their 12-point win over Longford on Saturday afternoon.
