A five-star performance by midfielder Brendan Quigley helped propel Laois into the final of this year's Cadbury's Leinster Under FC final (1-10 to 0-7) at the expense of Westmeath after a lively affair at Mullingar. The Laois lads did most of their best work in the first half when they were playing against the elements but still managed to bag the only goal of the game. Laois's goal came just seconds before half-time when Shane O'Neill hammered the ball beyond David Bryan after Westmeath midfielder David Duffy misjudged a free from MJ Tierney. Laois almost doubled their goal tally before the interval but Kieran Gavin made a goal-saving block to keep the hosts in touch, 0-3 to 1-3 at half-time. A blizzard greeted the players as they made their way back onto the pitch for the start of the second half and after a delay of 20 minutes the game was restarted. David Glennon cut into Laois' lead with a free but the winners-elect hit back with a three points tally inside the next seven minutes to up the ante considerably. Westmeath worked overtime to eat into Laois' lead but their cause wasn't helped by the sending off of defender Micheal Curley ten minutes from the close of play. Laois showed a real killer instinct thereafter with Tierney and man of the match Quigley sharing four points in the final quarter. Tweet

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