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Incredible scenes as Westmeath U21 hurlers score dramatic victory over Kilkenny

Published 00:02 26 May 2016 BST

Updated 01:21 26 May 2016 BST

Ben Kiely
Incredible scenes as Westmeath U21 hurlers score dramatic victory over Kilkenny

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There will be some party in Mullingar tonight.

Westmeath beat Kilkenny in the Leinster U21 championship on Wednesday night in a dramatic encounter in Mullingar. In a low-scoring game, Westmeath managed to cling onto an early lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Warren Casserly in the 34th minute. However, the crowd were in for a nail-biting finish as a whopping six minutes of extra time were added and the Cats were awarded a penalty in this period. Remarkably, Kilkenny blasted the penalty wide and Westmeath scored a historic win by 1-11 to 0-12. https://twitter.com/westmeath_gaa/status/735559743742324736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Goal-scorer Casserly uploaded a pic of his battle scars to Snapchat moments after the game with the appropriate caption,  "We got the win anyway".  https://twitter.com/RorysStories/status/735579393926520832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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