Wexford v Westmeath

2022 - 5 - 14

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Wasteful Wexford stunned as Westmeath push them towards exit (Irish Examiner)

Westmeath have caused a sensation in the Leinster hurling championship as their draw with Wexford looks like it will cost the Slaneysiders a place in the All- ...

Impressive Wexford defender Simon Donohoe landed two points from long range and the home side's challenge appeared to have wilted in the second half. Wexford found scores easier to come by in the opening quarter and led 0-4 to 0-0, before wing-back Aaron Craig opened Westmeath's account. Lee Chin was showing the way from general play for a rattled Wexford side in the opening half, scoring five points (four frees). However, Chin had a number of uncharacteristic misses from placed balls. At the other end, Killian Doyle put some early misses behind him and went on to register five points from placed balls in the opening period. That 24th-minute score lifted the Westmeath players and fans alike and a number of mini-battles started to go their way. Westmeath generally opted to go short with their puckouts in the first half, often looking for the returning Aonghus Clarke to set up attacks by spraying diagonal passes forward.

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Westmeath claim famous draw to place Wexford's All-Ireland place ... (Independent.ie)

Westmeath have caused a sensation in the Leinster hurling championship as this draw with Wexford looks like it will cost the Slaneysiders a place in the ...

Lee Chin was showing the way from general play for a rattled Wexford side in the opening half, scoring five points (four frees). However, Chin had a number of uncharacteristic misses from placed balls. That 24th-minute score lifted the Westmeath players and fans alike and a number of mini-battles started to go their way. Wexford: L Chin 0-9 (7 frees); R O’Connor, C McDonald, O Foley, L Óg McGovern and S Donohoe 0-2 each; P Morris and C Hearne 0-1 each. On a glorious sunny evening in Mullingar, Westmeath caused Wexford plenty of problems in the first half, with the visitors leading by the bare minimum at half-time (0-12 to 1-8). Wexford registered 14 wides in the second half and a total of 21 as a combination of poor finishing and questionable shot selection came back to haunt them. It was the second soft goal Wexford conceded in the game and combined with their wasteful shooting, it leaves their championship hopes hanging by a thread.

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Westmeath stun Wexford at the death to secure famous Leinster ... (The42)

WESTMEATH HAVE SECURED a memorable result in the Leinster senior hurling championship, holding Wexford to a draw at TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Charlie McGuckian for Morris (50) Kevin Foley for O’Keeffe (29) Derek McNicholas for J Boyle (67)

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