Offaly made no mistake at the second attempt when they finished six-point winners against Westmeath in the replay of the Leinster Junior football championship in Tullamore.

Helped by a ninth-minute goal by outstanding corner forward Ciaran Grennan, the home side took the early initiative. Grennan netted a second time on 27 minutes to earn Offaly a 2-6 to 1-5 half-time lead.

OFFALY: D Kelly; J Kennedy, C Evans, N Slattery; B Halligan, S Brady, D Quinn (0-2); J Stewart (0-2), J Greene; B Monaghan (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), P O'Reilly (0-1); P Brady, T Coffey, C Grennan (2-4). Subs: K Flynn for Kennedy; K Claffey (0-1) for Greene; R Daly for Monaghan; C Mooney for O'Reilly.

WESTMEATH: D Ryan; M Burke, J Galvin, D Devine; G Glennon, J Corroon, A Lambden; A Coyne (0-1), A Corcoran; V Gavin (0-1), T Cleary (0-2), B Loughrey; A Daly (1-2), D Martin, A Mangan (0-3). Subs: B Conroy for Devine; K Burke for Martin; D Mulligan for Glennon; N Kilmartin for Coyne; A Gavin for Loughrey.

Referee: S Doyle (Wexford).