Carlow 1-14 Westmeath 0-12

A LATE goal from Martin Clowry helped Carlow clinch promotion to Division One B thanks to victory over 13-man Westmeath before an attendance of 2,000 at Nowlan Park yesterday.

Both sides were guilty of poor finishing in the opening half, at the end of which Carlow led 0-6 to 0-4.

CARLOW: F Foley; A Corcoran, E Nolan, D Shaw; J Corcoran, S Kavanagh (0-3, frees), E Coady; J Kavanagh (0-1), R Coady; E Byrne, J Kane, C Doyle (0-2); P Kehoe (0-3, two frees), A Gaule (0-2), M Kavanagh (0-2, frees). Subs: D Roberts (0-1) for Kane (25); J Rogers for R Coady (32); M Brennan for M Kavanagh (45); R Smithers for Gaule (61); M Clowry (1-0) for Rogers (65).

WESTMEATH: S McGovern; C Jordan, A Price, P Fennell; P Dowdall, J Gilligan, P Gilsenan; A Clarke, J Clarke; P Greville, B Murtagh (0-5, two frees), D McCormack (0-2); N O'Brien (0-5, two frees, one 65), J Shaw, D Carty. Subs: R Greville for Shaw (h/t); D Fennell for Carty (49); A McGrath for Dowdall (55).

Referee: C Lyons (Cork).