Kildare salute Micko with gutsy win over Westmeath in Leinster thriller

The game was a good advertisement for the Leinster Council finally allowing teams home advantage in the province

Ben McCormack of Kildare in action against Jamie Gonoud of Westmeath during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship quarter-final match between Kildare and Westmeath at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge, KiIdare. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Leinster SFC: Kildare 2-17 Westmeath 0-21 

On a night when they paid tribute to the sadly departed Mick O’Dwyer, Kildare delivered a performance that might have lacked the quality of his very best teams but it had the character.