Kildare 1-16 Westmeath 1-18
Luke Loughlin kicked a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Westmeath used two-point scores as their battering ram to overcome Kildare in a memorable O’Byrne Cup title success.
Trailing by double scores, 0-08 to 1-13 with just 16 minutes remaining, visiting Westmeath reeled off no less than five two-pointers, along with a goal from man of the match Ronan Wallace to turn a tricky situation into a fifth title win.
Westmeath drilled six two-pointers overall, with Tailteann Cup All-Star Loughlin firing over three of those.
But Wallace outdid him with a quite incredible display, finishing with 1-07 from his wing-back position, a haul that included three two-pointers and the 48th…