Wexford 2-10
Westmeath 0-15
A last-gasp goal by Graeme Cullen secured an extra-time victory for the Model County against Westmeath in tonight’s quarter-final tie in Cusack Park in Mullingar.
Wexford had enjoyed a 1-4 to 0-5 lead at the halfway point of normal time but the teams were tied at 1-8 to 0-11 apiece by the 60th minute mark to force extra-time.
Points by John Heslin and Seanie Daly had pushed Westmeath into a 0-15 to 1-10 lead approaching the finale before Cullen found the net to secure a dramatic win for Wexford.
WEXFORD: Michael O’Toole (Starlights); Darren Foley (Fethard), Thomas Cullen (St Anne’s), Aidan Cash (Shelmaliers); Jack Kelly (Starlights), Diarmuid O’Keeffe (St Anne’s), Lee Chin (Sarsfields); Colm Kehoe (Cloughbawn), Edward O’Byrne (St Martin’s); John Tubritt (Fethard), Cathal O’Brien (St Fintan’s), A J Lehan (Shelmaliers); Lee Devereux (St Mary’s), Graeme Cullen (Gusserane), Robert Dempsey (Glynn-Barntown).
WESTMEATH: Kevin Maguire (The Downs); John Rock (Tang), Jason O’Toole (St Loman’s, Mullingar), Gary McCallon (Garrycastle); Killian Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks), Stephen Gilmore (St Loman’s, Mullingar), Paddy Joyce (Mullingar Shamrocks); John Heslin (St Loman’s, Mullingar), Trevor English (Tang); Kelvin Reilly (St Loman’s, Mullingar), Seanie Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks), Paddy Holloway (Castledaly); Jamie Gonoud (Tyrrellspass), David McCormack (Rosemount), Alan Coffey (Tubberclair).
Referee: Fergal Barry (Kildare)
U21 football Captain, Diarmuid O’Keefe, St Annes
