In fairness, it was some effort.
Stephen McPhail lit up the SSE Airtricity League on Friday night with an absolute belter of a free kick against Limerick.
Shamrock Rovers doubled their lead on the Shannon with an inch-perfect McPhail strike in the first half that was so good it left a ball boy legless.
Either he grew weak at the knees drooling over the left-footed curler, or he just lost the strength to stand when Limerick went two behind.
Either way, it was the perfect reaction that the strike merited.
The Ballboy's reaction to Stephen McPhail's @ShamrockRovers free kick sums up the mood of all @LimerickFCie fans.https://t.co/QItEqkri1P
— Darren Cleary (@RadioCleary) October 23, 2015
