Loman's cruise to victory over 13-man Killoe Young Emmets

St Loman's 1-20 Killoe Young Emmets 1-10

St Loman’s were never troubled by a disappointing Killoe side - who ended the game with 13 players - in what proved to be a somewhat one-sided Leinster senior club football quarter-final in Glennon Bros Pearse Park in Longford.

All-Star nominee Ronan O’Toole’s 12th-minute goal propelling the Westmeath side to a far from flattering ten-point win against the home team.

The pre-match showers had disappeared and conditions were pretty much ideal for football and it was the Westmeath champions who were straight out of the traps and, after Longford native Peter Foy was wide from an early goal chance, Danny McCartan (a mark) and Denis McGoldrick (open play) traded points before St Loman’s took complete control of the game in virtually every position.

Points from Sam McCartan, John Heslin (free), Danny McCartan and Ronan O’Toole preceded a wonderful individual goal from the latter in the 12th minute. Further points ensued via Sam McCartan, Shane Dempsey - whose red card in the first-round win against Shelmaliers had been reduced on appeal to a black.

Heslin then added another free, Sam McCartan pointed a '45’ after his brother Danny had been denied a goal before Dempsey added another.

Fine points from Paddy Moran and Mickey Quinn briefly stemmed the tide for Killoe, who are managed by former St Loman’s manager Luke Dempsey, but with Heslin spraying the ball around delightfully, Paddy Dowdall’s men increased their lead before the break when Shane Dempsey completed his hat-trick of points to leave the Lake County men ahead by 1-11 to 0-03 at the break.

In truth, all the Mullingar men needed to do in the second half was to keep the scoreboard ticking over, and this they did at their ease,