Scorers for Tullamore: H Plunkett 1-5 (0-2f), N Furlong 1-1, C Bourke 1-0, D Egan, L Plunkett 0-2 each, C Egan, J Furlong, M Brazil 0-1 each.

Scorers for The Downs: L Loughlin 0-7 (2 2pt, 1f), C Drumm, J Lynam, I Martin, L Mullen 1-0 each, D Egerton 0-1.

Tullamore: Corey White; Ben Heffernan, Declan Hogan, Daire McDaid; Cormac Egan, John Furlong, Oisín Keenan-Martin; Cillian Bourke, Aaron Leavy; Diarmuid Egan, Michael Brazil, Niall Furlong; Mike Fox, Harry Plunkett, Luke Plunkett. Subs: Luke Bourke for Leavy (blood, 28 to 30+2), Luke Bourke for Keenan-Martin (52), Liam Dillane for Brazil (inj., 54), Dan Fox for M Fox (58), Jay Sheerin for Leavy (inj., 60+1).

The Downs: Trevor Martin; Eanna Burke, Charlie Drumm, Peter Murray; Oisín Murphy, Ciaran Nolan, Andrew Kilmartin; Jonathan Lynam, Billy Moffatt; Kevin O’Sullivan, Ian Martin, Lorcan Mullen; Luke Loughlin, Dean Egerton, Tom Tuite. Subs: Dan O’Callaghan for Lynam (blood, 6 to 7), Dan O’Callaghan for Mullen (43), Philip Martin for Kilmartin (47), Oisín Loughlin for Murphy (49), Liam Faulkner for Murray (55), Jack Carroll for Tuite (58).

Ref: Andrew Smith (Meath).