Westmeath taste defeat under Ó Sé 

Westmeath suffered their first loss under new manager Páidí Ó Sé in the O'Byrne Cup final against Meath at Cusack Park in front of a record-breaking 14,000 crowd.

Ó Sé's were unable to break the Meath hoodoo as the home side went down by one point, 2-6 to 0-11 with the Royals holding on to their one-point advantage in the last  few minutes. Westmeath missed a number of scoring opportunities to level the game, kicking three wides in the closing stage.

The game was marred by a  fracas that happened midway through the second half after Westmeath corner forward Denis Glennon was fouled.  The match did not resume for several minutes as Glennon received attention and eventually had to leave the field in what was believed to be a precautionary measure.

Meath, who led 2-2 to 0-5 at the break, had a two-point lead at this stage with Shane McKeigue and Niall Kelly scoring their goals for the Royals, but the lengthy stoppage seemed to break their concentration and Westmeath  took  advantage. Two points - the second from a Joe Fallon free - forced the game level.

But a late point from Joe Sheridan restored the lead to Meath, who can thank the heavens that their opponents lost their shooting nerve in the final minutes

Ó Sé's were unable to break the Meath hoodoo as the home side went down by one point, 2-6 to 0-11, with the Royals holding on to their one-point advantage in the last  few minutes. Westmeath missed a number of scoring opportunities to level the game, kicking three wides in the closing stage.

The game was marred by a fracas that happened midway through the second half after Westmeath corner forward Denis Glennon was fouled. The match did not resume for several minutes as Glennon received attention and eventually had to leave the field in what was believed to be a precautionary measure.

Meath, who led 2-2 to 0-5 at the break, had a two-point lead at this stage with Shane McKeigue and Niall Kelly scoring their goals for the Royals, but the lengthy stoppage seemed to break their concentration and Westmeath took advantage. Two points - the second from a Joe Fallon free - forced the game level.

But a late point from Joe Sheridan restored the lead to Meath, who can thank the heavens that their opponents lost their shooting nerve in the final minutes