Tipperary 1-09 Meath 0-10
Tipperary registered their first win in the Allianz NFL Division 2 by overcoming Meath at Semple Stadium today.
Tipp built a 0-07 to 0-04 half-time lead, with Barry Grogan and Philip Austin doing most of the damage.
John Evans' charges blazed an early trail and following a brace of points each from Grogan and Austin the hosts led by 0-05 to 0-01 after 21 minutes.
Meath edged back thanks to scores from Shane McAnarney and Cian Ward, but wind-assisted Tipperary took control once more to lead by three points at the break.
Cian Ward and substitute Shane O'Rourke had points for the Royals as they rallied impressively but a Grogan penalty, following a foul on Peter Acheson, helped Tipp stay in command. That put them 1-08 to 0-07 up.
Brian Coen nosed Tipperary five points in front, but Meath fought back well with scores from substitutes Peadar Byrne and O'Rourke, and Ward cut the deficit to two points a minute into injury-time.
However, resilient Tipp held out to add a victory to their opening league point gained from a draw with Down last weekend.
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