Kilmessan 0-13 Kildalkey 0-8: FOUR UNANSWERED points inside the last 10 minutes helped Kilmessan to a 28th Meath senior hurling in yesterday's replayed final at Páirc Tailteann, Navan.

Kilmessan led 0-8 to 0-4 at the interval before Kildalkey brought the deficit down to the minimum, but Kilmessan then pulled away.

KILMESSAN: M Brennan; P McGovern, D Donnelly, V Reilly; M Horan, S Clynch (0-1), M Reilly; G O'Neill (0-1), P Farrell; N Horan (0-6, four frees), P Reynolds, J Keena (0-3); M Doyle, A O'Neill (0-1), K Keena (0-1). Subs: C Keena for V Reilly (23 mins), K Reilly for A O'Neill (56 mins).

KILDALKEY: G McNally; E Potterton, S Forde, D Lahart; S Corrigan, E Keogh (0-1), M Doran; C Dunne, P Keogh (0-1); T Fox (0-1), M Keogh, N Kirby (0-3, three frees); P Geoghegan (0-2), S Heavey, D Fagan. Subs: D Brady for Dunne (14 mins), N Fitzgerald for Fagan (36 mins), G Kelly for M Keogh (44 mins), G Geoghegan for Brady (51 mins), M Potterton for Heavey (56 mins).

Referee: F Smith (Blackhall Gaels).