Westmeath 1-19 Kilkenny 5-23
Kilkenny put a sluggish first-half performance behind them to emerge as comfortable winners against a brave Westmeath outfit in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar on Saturday evening.
Westmeath, operating for the first time in the round-robin system, played with the aid of a slight wind in the first half. They hurled with great spirit and no little skill right from the throw-in and showed scant regard for their opponents’ lofty record. Their marquee forward Killian Doyle never missed a free and the home team were full value for their 0-10 to 0-6 lead with 23 minutes on the clock, Niall O’Brien scoring their 10th, with Doyle and Joey Boyle having shared the first nine.
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- April 17, 2022
