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EirGrid Leinster U-21 FC - Westmeath and Wexford advance

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EirGrid Leinster U-21 Football Championship first round

Westmeath 2-8 Meath 0-12

Wexford 1-18 Carlow 0-8

Two goals proved crucial for Westmeath as they edged out neighbours Meath in the first round of the EirGrid Leinster U-21 Football Championship.

A converted first-half penalty kept the Lake County in touch in the first half and they trailed by 0-7 to 1-3 at the break.

On a rain-lashed night in Mullingar it looked like Meath were starting to take control of the time when they moved 0-12 to 1-6 ahead by the 46th minute.

But the home team struck for their second-goal five minutes from the end to earn their passage through to the Quarter-Final where they'll play reigning Leinster Champions Dublin.

In tonight's other first-round clash, Wexford proved too strong for Carlow as they ran out 13-point winners.

They were already up by five at half-time and maintained their dominance in the second-half with a goal from Mikey Dwyer sealing a quarter-final tie with Offaly.

Louth and Wicklow were also due to play in the first-round of the EirGrid Leinster U-21 Football Championship tonight but the match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch in Baltinglass.