Westmeath pay penalty as Antrim pounce late

WESTMEATH slumped into deep relegation trouble when they lost at home to Antrim by four points, having finished the game with just 13 players.

The sides were level at 2-9 each with 12 minutes remaining when Westmeath centre-forward Brendan Murtagh was sent off for a second yellow card offence.

Just three minutes later Westmeath were reduced to 13 players when half-forward Brian Smyth was shown a straight red after an altercation with Antrim’s Kevin Molloy.