Cork 3-22 Westmeath 0-25Cork preserved their Division Two status thanks to three second-half goals in their relegation playoff with Westmeath at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday. The introduction of the experienced Brian Hurley and Mark Collins made a difference as they claimed two of the goals with Luke Connolly bagging the other. Westmeath, for whom John Heslin, Ger Egan and Ronan O’Toole caused Cork’s defence no end of problems, missed goalscoring opportunities of their own. CORK: MA Martin; K Flahive, S Meehan, S White (0-1); K O’Donovan, M Taylor, C Kiely; I Maguire (capt), P Walsh (0-2); J O’Rourke (0-1), R Deane (0-1), K O’Driscoll; D O Duinnin (0-3, one free), L Connolly (1-4, four frees), C O’Mahony (0-3). WESTMEATH: J Daly; J Smith, K Maguire (capt), B Sayeh; J Dolan, R Wallace, J Gonoud; D Corroon, S Duncan; D Lynch R O’Toole (0-3), R Connellan (0-3); G Egan (0-3), J Heslin (0-12, eight frees), L Dolan (0-3).

Source: The Irish Times June 12, 2021 15:33 UTC