Westmeath continue to set the pace at the top of Division 2A, beating neighbours Meath today to claim their fourth straight victory.

Robbie Greville was the star of the show at Mullingar as Joe Quaid’s men secured a passage to the 2A final with a game to spare, beating the Royal County by 1-20 to 0-20.

The sides were level when Jack Regan pointed a Meath free with 13 minutes left but the hosts fired over eight of the last 13 points in a dramatic conclusion. Greville opened the scoring with a third-minute goal and the winners led by 1-8 to 0-8 at the break, Meath having lost Alan Douglas to a second yellow card after just 16 minutes.

Antrim's Nigel Elliott. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.

Also in Division 2A, 13-man Antrim came away from Ballina with two precious points as they recorded a comprehensive 5-18 to 0-13 win over Mayo.

Nigel Elliott (2), Ciaran Clarke and Ryan McCambridge netted in the first half as the Glensmen led by 4-14 to 0-5 at the turnaround despite having had Eoghan Campbell sent off. Elliott also picked up a straight red in the second half and James McNaughton finished the game with a tally of 1-9.

In Division 2B, three first-half goals propelled Down to a 3-21 to 1-15 victory over Donegal at Ballycran while Wicklow beat Kildare in an Aughrim thriller – 2-17 to 1-17, Andy O’Brien and Enda Donohoe with the Garden County goals.

Allianz HL Division 2A round 4
Westmeath 1-20 Meath 0-20, Cusack Park
Mayo 0-13 Antrim 5-18, Ballina

Allianz HL Division 2B round 4
Down 3-21 Donegal 1-15, Ballycran
Wicklow 2-17 Kildare 1-17, Aughrim

Westmeath - A McHugh; D Egerton, T Doyle, G Greville; A Craig, A Clarke, P Greville; C Boyle, S Clavin (0-1); R Greville (1-5), K Doyle, J Boyle (0-3); A Devine, D McNicholas (0-5f), N Mitchell (0-4, 3f). Subs: J Galvin for A Devine, C Doyle (0-2, 1sl) for K Doyle, D Clinton for D McNicholas, S Power for C Boyle, C Shaw for P Greville.

Meath - S McGann; G Murphy, J Toher (0-2), S Morris; K Keoghan (0-1), S Whitty, J Kelly (0-1); A Douglas, P O’Hanrahan (0-3f); D Healy (0-3), J Regan (0-8, 7f, 1sl), D Kelly (0-1); F Ferguson, K Keena, E O Donnchadha. Subs: M O’Grady (0-1) for F Ferguson, C O’Sullivan for K Keena. 

Referee - C Canning.

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Antrim - R Elliott; S Rooney, J Dillon, P Duffin; E Campbell, M Donnelly, S McCrory; D McKinley, N McKeague (0-4, 1f); N Elliott (2-0), J McNaughton (1-9, 0-6f), R McCambridge (1-1); E O’Neill (0-1), C McCann (0-1), C Clarke (1-1). Subs: C Patterson for P Duffin, C Boyd for R McCambridge, C Lavery for S McCroy, J O’Connell (0-1) for C Clarke, S Duffin for J McNaughton.

Mayo - S Leneghan; C Murray, C Daly, J Geraghty; P O’Flynn, S Coyne (0-2f), C Freeman; D Huane (0-1), D Kenny; J Gallagher (0-1), E Ryan (0-1), P Kiely; S Boland (0-7, 6f), S Regan, E Delaney. Subs: C Henry for J Geraghty, B Hunt for C Murray, B Douglas for J Gallagher, C Scahill for C Freeman, C Phillips (0-1) for E Delaney.

Referee - J Connors.

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Wicklow - C Staunton; B Kearney, B Cuddihy, M O’Brien; G Byrne, S Kelly, W Kavanagh; J Henderson, J Doyle (0-1); E McCormack (0-2), C Moorehouse (0-7, 4f), M Boland (0-1); E Donohoe (1-3), A O’Brien (1-3), J O’Neill. Subs: L Evans for J O’Neill, R Byrne for J Doyle.

Kildare - P McKenna; C Derivan, J Doran, J Dolan; R Kelly, N Muineachain, R Boran; M Fitzgerald, P Divilly (0-3); K Whelan, B Byrne (1-9), J O’Gorman; Cathal Dowling (0-3), J Burke (0-1), C Smith. Subs: J Sheridan for C Derivan, P Kennedy for K Whelan, Conor Dowling (0-1) for C Smith, D Cahill for M Fitzgerald.

Referee - T Walsh.

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