Leinster Under-21 FC Quarter-finals: Longford looked dead and buried at the end of normal time at Cusack Park yesterday after a Paddy Mulvihill goal gave Westmeath a two-point lead.
With four minutes of injury-time gone, however, corner forward Francis McGee converted an excellent free and sent the tie into extra-time.Longford led 1-5 to 0-7 at half-time.
Longford substitute David Morgan's goal in the second period of extra-time was the crucial score as wides and defensive errors proved costly for Westmeath.
WESTMEATH: S Gallagher; E O'Meara, S Burke, A Kelly; M Curley, B Nannery, G Dillon; P Bannon, D Duffy; P Mulvihill (1-4, four frees), D McGuinness, G Hoey (0-1); P Tormey (0-3, one free), Denis Glennon (0-2, one free), David Glennon (0-3). Subs: J Clarke for McGuinness (half-time), F O'Reilly for Bannon (60 mins), P Bannon for O'Reilly (f-t), F O'Reilly for Hoey (73 mins), R Foley for Clarke (76 mins).
LONGFORD: P Farrell; C McKeown, B Gilleran, E Finn; D Reilly, E Williams, S Mulligan; F Kelly, B McElvaney; W Murray, P Dowd (0-2), B Kavanagh (0-2, one free); K Smyth (0-1), D Farrell (1-2), F McGee (0-4, three frees). Subs: S McCormack (0-1) for McElvaney (47 mins), C Flynn for Murray (52 mins), D Masterson for McKeown (64 mins), N Farrell for Gilleran (67 mins, inj), D Morgan (1-0) for Williams (70 mins).
Referee: G McKenny (Louth).
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