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10th Apr 2015

Vine: U21 Dublin GAA player definitely meant to do this phenomenal piece of skill on purpose

Totally meant it

Ben Kiely

For one brief moment, the Leinster U21 Football final turned into a cutscene from FIFA Street.

Dublin recorded an emphatic 3-10 to 1-12 victory over Kildare last week to claim the provincial championship.

Conor McHugh played a pivotal role in the match, bagging six points to secure the win against the Lillywhites.

Judging by this clip, the u21 star could do no wrong against the Kildare side.

At one point in the game, a kicked pass just slipped out of his fingertips, but fortunately, he was able to summon his inner PSG-era Ronaldinho and casually stall the ball on his neck while avoiding the pressure from his marker.

McHugh then dazzled the opposition with a swift pirouette which saw the ball fall neatly into his hands, allowing him to continue his run.

You can tell by his Terminator-esque, ice-cool reaction that the move was completely planned and not a fluke in the slightest.

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