DCU maintain their perfect O’Byrne Cup record

Referee Cormac Reilly issued two black cards – one to each team – as Dublin City University maintained their 100 per cent record in this year’s O’Byrne Cup with a deserved six-point victory over Westmeath in St Loman’s Lakepoint Park in Mullingar last night.

Goals from Conor McGreanor (ninth minute) and Paddy Fox (33rd minute) helped the students to a 2-6 to 0-7 interval lead.

Paul Sharry (42nd minute) and substitute Dessie Dolan (53rd minute) found the net to bring Westmeath back into contention.

However, the college side had more fire-power in attack, with Conor McHugh always prominent in the full-forward line.

They now face All-Ireland champions Dublin in a winner-takes-all clash next Sunday.
DCU: J Farrelly; W Lowry, C Dunleavy, C Cafferky; F O'Shea, J Smith, P Dooney; E O'Connor, B Donnelly (0-1); E Murray (0-1), P Fox (1-2), D Byrne (0-1); C McHugh (0-6, four frees), C McGreanor (1-3, 0-1 free), D Wrynn. Subs: M Quinn for O'Shea (h-t), G Kelly (0-1) for Wrynn (black card, 40), S Oates for Smith (inj, 46), T Flynn for McGreanor (61).
WESTMEATH: D Quinn; S Gilmore, S Flynn, Damien Dolan; J Gonoud (0-1), J Gilligan, J Egan (0-1); D Duffy, D Corroon; P Sharry (1-0), G Hoey, L Smyth; A Giles (0-2, frees), C McCormack (0-3), T McDaniel (0-1). Subs: D McNicholas for Duffy (black card, 29), Dessie Dolan (1-1, 0-1 free) for McDaniel (h-t), K Daly for Smyth (h-t), K Maguire for Flynn (h-t), D Lynch for Egan (40), S Daly for Sharry (50).
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)