Fitzgerald puts Laois on their way

Division Two Round-up: Visitors Meath were outplayed by a Laois side who won by 4-17 to 2-5 at Portlaoise yesterday.

The home side were ahead before Tom Fitzgerald struck their first goal. Willie Hyland delivered goal number two.

Five minutes before half-time a free from Meath's Mickey Cole ended up in the net to leave the half-time score 2-10 to 1-3.

Meath were thrown a life-line when Eoin Brislane sent a shot to the roof of the Laois net.

The recovery was short-lived, however, as Fitzgerald added his second goal and when Hyland scored his second goal after 55 minutes the contest was effectively over.

Westmeath overwhelmed Mayo at Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday, winning by a 2-19 to 0-11 scoreline with Daniel McNicholas and Daniel Carty scoring the goals and Andrew Mitchell getting a 10-point haul.

Wicklow took a 20-point victory over Armagh in Arklow with Enan Glynn and Wayne O'Gorman notching two goals each and Seanie Furlong striking one for a comprehensive 5-13 to 0-8 win.

SCORERS: Laois: W Hyland (2-4), T Fitzgerald (2-2), J Young (0-3), J Brophy (0-2), P Russell (0-2), J Fitzpatrick (0-1), S Dollard (0-1), N Costelloe (0-1), D Bergin (0-1). Meath: M Cole (1-4), E Brislane (1-0), J Kenna, (0-1),

Westmeath: A Mitchell (0-10), D McNicholas (1-4), D Carty (1-2), R Whelan (0-1), J Shaw (0-1), Robbie Jackson (0-1). Mayo: K Higgins (0-8), N Murphy (0-2), S Broderick (0-1).

Wicklow: E Glynn (2-1), W O'Gorman (2-1), J O'Neill (0-6, five frees, one 65), S Furlong (1-1), D Hyland (0-3, two frees), G Bermingham (0-1). Armagh: Declan Coulter (0-6, five frees), Barney McCann (0-1), Paul McCormack (0-1, from 65).