Dolan the destroyer as Westmeath stave off Wexford

Westmeath 2-15 Wexford 1-14

A two-goal blast from substitute Shane Colleary and the outstanding Dessie Dolan in the closing quarter, heralded Westmeath’s triumphant progress to a Leinster football final against Mick O’Dwyer’s Laois and ended Wexford’s bid for a provincial ‘double’.

Colleary and Dolan struck with efficiency when it appeared that Wexford, after a dreadful start, might add another scalp to their collection in front of 21,933.