Laois win high-scoring encounter
Laois 3-18 Westmeath 2-20
A 71st-minute point from John Brophy guided Laois through to the NHL Division Two final today after Seamus Qualter's Westmeath side had launched a determined second half comeback.
Laois led 2-11 to 1-10 at half-time in Tullamore, thanks to two goals from Tommy Fitzgerald. Westmeath showed their intent with an early goal from Paddy Dowdall.
Fitzgerald won a 49th-minute penalty, which James Young dispatched to the net, and Laois looked strong.
But they still required Brophy's late score after 10-point full-forward Daniel Carty had inspired Westmeath, who notched a late goal through Ronan Whelan, back into the tie.
