Kerry miss the point

NHL DIVISION TWO:Westmeath 0-18 Kerry 2-11

A LATE mistake from Kerry’s Michael Conway, when he went for a goal from a 72nd-minute free rather than a levelling point, handed the points to Westmeath at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Conway was apparently told that only a win would do for Kerry, who now look likely to relegated from the second tier.

WESTMEATH:P Burke; E Price, P Greville, D Curley; J Shaw (0-1), A Mitchell (0-1, free), C Jordan; B Connaughton, P Dowdall (0-2); N Flanagan, B Murtagh (0-7, six frees), D McNicholas (0-2); A Price, D McCormack (0-3), C Curley (0-1). Subs: S Egan for D Hurley (35 mins, yellow); D Carty (0-1) for N Flanagan, D Kilcoyne for C Curley (both 49 mins); L Folan for B Connaughton (62 mins).

KERRY:J Healy; J Godley, A Healy, E Fitzgerald; C Harris (0-1), T Murnane, J Griffin; J Fitzgerald, J Casey (0-2); P Flaherty, G O'Brien, B Brick; M Conway (1-5, 0-3 frees), J McCarthy (1-0), R Kenny. Subs: J Egan (0-1) for P Flaherty (28 mins); L Boyle (0-1) for B Brick (29 mins, yellow); J M Dooley (0-1) for R Kenny (33 mins); M Hanafin for J Fitzgerald (53 mins).

Referee:J O'Mahony (Limerick).