YOU KNOW WHEN they say Championship matches can be decided by the bounce of a ball? We never really pictured that ball bouncing forcibly off a defender’s head, turning a free out into a heart-breaking, game-changing open goal.
The Clare SFC encounter between St Breckan’s and Cooraclare had already been entertaining enough by all accounts, there was no need for a devastating, funny-when-it’s-not-you twist at the end.
Cooraclare were down to 14 men with the scores level at 1-8 to 2-5 in the closing minutes. St Breckan’s seemed as though they made their advantage count by pretty conventional means when Jack Sheedy was put through on goal and rifled it in.
However, the whistle had already gone for a debatable throw ball and so the goalkeeper was not putting up much resistance to stop the shot. Instead, his mind was already darting ahead to the free out. And that’s where we can start the Benny Hill music.
The free out thumps against the head of a Cooraclare player and back into the waiting arms of Sheedy, who just needs to jink and roll the ball into the empty net.
2-8 to 2-5 and the whistle blew minutes later at a full-time score of 2-8 to 2-6.
A devastating bounce of the ball.
Excited to see him grow? Surely he’s tall enough already haha
I remember the same buzz when we signed kane Douglas. I hope this lad will do a little better, mind you that would not be difficult.
@Chris Mc: Proven World Cup winner with the right attitude, barring injury he’ll be grand
@Chris Mc: That really was a flop, I’d say that still burns in the back offices at Leinster.
@RO’S: I still can’t believe how poor he was.
This guy had better be good. He’s been sold as the Second Coming of Jesus Christ!
@David Finn: he has the hair tbf
Carberry = 15.
Exciting times ahead