Wily Westmeath punish Kerry in injury time

Kerry 0-15 Westmeath 2-12: It might not have been fluent or aesthetically pleasing but Westmeath still made it three wins from three in the McDonagh Cup as they saw off a stern challenge from Kerry with three injury-time points at Austin Stack Park yesterday.

Kerry will rue the fact that, again, they could not see out the 70 minutes and change in this competition. The result sees Westmeath top the group on six points and a win against either Antrim at home on June 2 or Carlow away the following week will ensure they contest the final. Kerry, on the other hand, must beat Meath on June 2 and hope other results go their way to stay interested.

Westmeath manager Michael Ryan said: “If you were a neutral on the terrace you would wonder for a while did anyone want to win the game because both teams were missing chances. But while we were lucky in the end to win, it’s a case of ‘give me a lucky general any day of the week’.