The Westmeath Champions secured a two point win over the Longford side.
The Down’s are through to the next round of the Leinster Club Football Championship.
The Westmeath Champions were made to work hard as they defeated Longford’s Clonguish by 2-17 to 1-18 in Cusack Park.
Luke Loughlin finished with 1-04, with Michael Maloney contributing 1-3 and Tom Tuite scoring 0-4.
They will now take on Kilanerin-Ballyfad in the quarter finals.
Team Manager Dermot Power says their opponents were excellent over the 60 minutes:
Dermot Power spoke to Gerry Russell afterwards:
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