Martin and Dolan steer Westmeath to victory

Longford 1-8 Westmeath 2-7

Just two points separated the sides and with Westmeath also scoring a slender win over Louth in round one Pat Flanagan’s side who are the table-toppers in Division 2.

Missing a number of key players, including Brian Kavanagh and the Barden brothers Paul and David, Longford had the better of the exchanges in the first half to lead -4 to 0-4 at the break, with Sean McCormack firing home a brilliant goal in the 27th minute.