Westmeath 1-22
Wicklow  2-10

A five star performance from Niall O'Brien laid the foundations for Westmeath's victory over Wicklow in Mullingar.

O'Brien was on fire for the hosts and he struck 1-7 in the first half as they recovered from a sluggish start to go in at the break with a 1-12 to 2-3 lead.

The Lake County conceded two goals in the opening 11 minutes but, once they got their act together at the back, they pulled away for a merited victory.

O'Brien added four points to his personal tally after the restart as Michael Ryan's side recorded a nine point win.

The result leaves Westmeath on six points, the same as Carlow who will visit Cusack Park on Sunday, March 22nd.

Westmeath - S McGovern; A Craig, T Doyle, K Duncan; G Greville, A Clarke, L Varley; E Price (0-2), K Murphy (0-3); D McNicholas, R Greville (0-1), C Boyle (0-1); D Clinton (0-2), N O'Brien (1-11, 0-5f, 1'65), M Daly. Subs: B Murtagh for M Daly, A Price (0-2) for D Clinton, J Boyle for D McNicholas, P Gilsenan for C Boyle, P Reilly for A Clarke.

Wicklow - T Kennedy; T Doyle, S Kelly (1-0), M O'Brien; E Dunne, J Henderson, P Keane; E Kearns (0-1), R Keddy; M Lee, J O'Neill (1-2, 0-1f), D Staunton (0-1); C Moorehouse (0-1), P Doran, B Cuddihy. Subs: A O'Brien (0-4, 1f) for R Keddy, L Moloney for M O'Brien, D Masterson for P Keane, A Byrne (0-1) for C Moorehouse, J Byrne for P Doran, J Connors for E Kearns.

Referee - E Hassan.

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