Westmeath shake off Laois

Westmeath 1-12 Laois 0-10: Allianz Football League Division 2: Westmeath’s campaign got off to a winning start in Mullingar yesterday.

The sides were level five times in the first half, but Westmeath struck a crucial goal in injury-time when captain Ger Egan teed up James Dolan for a cool finish. Dolan was then fouled allowing Ray Connellan convert his third free to give the hosts a 1-6 to 0-5 interval lead.

With the wind, Laois were deservedly level (0-10 to 1-7) when Evan O’Carroll landed a 45 after Darren Strong had missed the two earlier kicks.