14-man Westmeath rewarded for perseverance
Apart from their great comeback, the main talking-point was the amount of yellow cards shown by referee Gary McCormack. Louth received 12, while Westmeath received six and one red, with the straight red being shown to Westmeath half-back Doron Harte in the 20th minute for striking out at Louth’s Jim McEneaney.
It appeared as though Louth would win this game when they led 2-6 to 0-7 six minutes into the second half. First half goals from Adrian Reid in the eighth minute and Colm Judge in the 19th minute enabled Louth to lead by 2-4 to 0-7 at half time.
