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Willie Bourke stars as Dublin Senior hurlers dismiss Westmeath challenge

Dublin 4-21 Westmeath 0-13

Dublin continued their preparations for the upcoming Walsh Cup SH meeting with Kilkenny when they outclassed Westmeath in Sunday afternoon's SH challenge in Clanna Gael Fontenoy. Humphrey Kelleher's side face the mighty Kilkenny next Sunday (January 30) in Parnell Park in the Walsh Cup. This game was over as a contest by half-time as a brace of goals from Emmet Carroll, one from Alan McCrabbe plus the excellent free-taking of David Curtin had the Dubs 3-16 to 0-5 clear by the interval.

Stephen Hiney's pace and power was giving Dublin a good target in the inside forward line and it was his shot across the face of the goal which was swept to the net by McCrabbe in the seventh minute which gave Dublin the early advantage. Earlier Westmeath looked sure to grab the opening goal of the game but Willie Bourke used his body well to make a superb save.

Curtin struck over some massive frees from central as well as positions on the right flank while Carroll combined with his Ballyboden St Enda's club-mate Hiney to crack home his first goal in the 24th minute following good defence from Sean O'Shea. Four minutes before the break a long delivery from Tom Russell was fumbled by the Westmeath defence and Carroll, loitering with intent, kicked the sliotar to the net.

Both sides made a succession of changes in the second half as Dublin failed to reach the same tempo of the first half. However, seven minutes from time McCrabbe brilliantly doubled first time overhead to send a pass from Hiney to the Westmeath net. Andrew Mitchell was Westmeath's main scoring threat and he accounted for 0-10 (7f, 1 '65') of his side's tally.

Scorers - Dublin: D Curtin 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 `65'), A McCrabbe 2-2, E Carroll 2-1, J Kingston, E Moran, R Fallon 0-2 each, G Bennett, T McGrane 0-1 each.

Dublin - W Bourke; P Brennan, T Russell, S O'Shea; Damien O'Reilly, R Fallon, M Carton; C Meehan, G Bennett; D Curtin, J Kingston, E Moran; E Carroll, S Hiney, A McCrabbe. Subs used: P Bergin, M Breathnach, K Elliott, T McGrane, T Somers, R Brennan, S Loughlin.

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