Westmeath march on

Post date: Mar 10, 2011 8:45:14 AM

Congratulations

Congratulations to the Westmeath Under 21 football team, and especially Ben Moran (see picture below), Kevin Maguire and Joe McMahon on there six point win over Offaly in Athlone last night.

On a difficult night for football, scoring was never going to be high, and the final score ended up Westmeath (0-12) Offaly (0-6).

Westmeath now take on Longford in the Leinster Semi-Final, fixed for Wednesday 23rd of March. The second Semi-Final is Wexford versus Carlow

SCORERS -- Westmeath: C Lynam 0-6 (1f), I Coffey 0-4 (4f), J Dolan 0-2. Offaly: B Connor 0-5 (4f), B Allen 0-1.

WESTMEATH -- E Carberry; B Moran, K Sheridan, K Maguire; M McCallon, K Martin, J Dolan; D Keenan, D Daly; A Corroon, C Lynam, G Egan; I Coffey, C McCormack, T McDaniel. Subs: J Gilligan for Martin (22); D McNicholas for McDaniel (25); S Flanagan for Keenan (53); J Egan for Corroon (53).

OFFALY -- G Sheil; J Ledwith, J Maloney, J McPadden; A Murphy, C McDonald, C Donohue; B Connor, B Geraghty; G Guilfoyle, R Allen, M Brazil; B Allen, P Rigney, P McPadden.Subs: S Guing for McDonald (25); D Heffernan for P McPadden (56).

REF -- F Barry (Kildare).

Picture courtesy of John O'Brien Images