Carlow in total control
Scorers for Carlow: D English (0-5 frees), A Gaul (1-2), J Kane (0-3), P Kehoe (frees), S Kavanagh, C Wall (0-2 each).
Scorers for Westmeath: E Price (1-2, 1 ‘65’), N Conaty (0-4 frees), R Greville (0-1).
CARLOW: B Treacy; C McCabe, M Ryan, A Corcoran; P Nolan, D English, M Doyle; P Kehoe, C Wall; P Shaw, S Kavanagh, M Brennan; John Doyle, J Kane, A Gaule.
Subs: James Doyle for Shaw (46), D Roberts for John Doyle (54), P Doyle for Wall (62), K English for Nolan (62).
WESTMEATH: P Maloney; B Doyle, T Doyle, L Varley; G Greville, T Gallagher, P Reilly; E Price, P Gilsenan; R Greville, D Gavin, C Curley; N Conaty, A McGrath, N Leonard.
Subs: A Craig for Gallagher (inj, 37), P Layde for Reilly (56), S Fagan for Curley (60), M Heaney for Leonard (63).
Referee: G McGrath (Dublin).
