Early goal blitz helps Dublin power into final

Dublin 4-12 Meath 1-14
A week after destroying Westmeath with an avalanche of second-half scoring, Dublin did the damage early on at Parnell Park this time to comfortably secure a Leinster Under-20 FC final place.
Three goals inside the opening quarter hour laid the platform for another Parnell Park win and qualification for a ninth consecutive provincial under-20 decider.
Beaten by Offaly in last year’s final, the Sky Blues have returned to the Leinster showpiece and will play Kildare in a repeat of the 2019 provincial minor final.
Jim Lehane’s side struck Meath hard and early and broke the Royal County’s resolve with goals from top scorer Ryan O’Dwyer, who finished with 1-6, Adam Waddick and Luke Breathnach inside the first 14 minutes.
Dublin went on to lead by 12 points at half-time and they increased that to 15 after Breathnach’s second goal in the 36th minute, allowing them to comfortably absorb a Meath revival in the final 20 minutes.
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