Meath ...... 0-13
Laois ........ 0-13
Scorers: Meath - Michael Newman 0-8 (6fs); Bryan Menton 0-2; Stephen Bray, Graham Reilly. Eamon Wallace 0-1.
Laois - Donal Kingston 0-5 (3fs); John O'Loughlin, Paul Kingston 0-2 each; Brendan Quigley, Conor Boyle; Darren Strong (45), Paul Kingston 0-1 each.
Meath - Paddy O'Rourke; Donnacha Tobin, Conor McGill, Mickey Burke; Nicky Judge, Donal Keogan, Brian Power; Bryan Menton, Adam Flanagan; Graham Reilly, Padraic Harnan, Andrew Tormey; Mark O'Sullivan, Stephen Bray, Mickey Newman. Subs - Damien Carroll for Harnan (59), Eamon Wallace (0-1) for O'Sullivan (60), Joey Wallace for Tormey (63), Sean Tobin for Menton (65), Simon Carty for Judge (70).
Laois - Graham Brody; Paul Begley, Mark Timmons, Gearoid Hanrahan; Darren Strong (0-1 45), Robbie Kehoe, Colm Begley; Brendan Quigley (0-1), John O'Loughlin (0-2; Niall Donoher, Conor Boyle (0-1), Gareth Dillon; Ross Munnelly (0-1f), Donal Kingston (0-5 3fs), Evan O'Carroll.Subs - Damien O'Connor for Hanrahan (10), Paul Kingston (0-2) for Dillon (26), Tom Shiel for O'Carroll (46).