At this stage, the Wexford GAA Twitter account is famed for its vivid portrayals of games.
We all remember the unfiltered excitement at the County’s triumph over Kilkenny’s hurlers that sent their Twitter account into meltdown with a frenzied misspelling of its tweets at the closing stages of the game.
Well, the Model County’s footballers were responsible for putting the county’s supporters, but particularly their Twitter correspondent, through the emotional ringer yet again on Saturday with their narrow one-point qualifier victory over Limerick.
The Yellow Bellies were obviously disgusted to lose to their neighbours and bitter rivals Carlow in the Leinster first round which sent them into the qualifiers.
But boy did they bounce back on Saturday at the Gaelic Grounds.
It may not have been comprehensive, or it may not have been the most visually pleasing performance, but what they may have lacked in class they made up for in heart and bottle with PJ Banville kicking the winning score in the dying embers of the game.
Banville is an experienced campaigner at this stage, a stalwart of Wexford football, but the Horeswood club man obviously still has the football brain as he kicked three vital scores in that water-tight second half.
Others to impress for the Model County included their roaming corner back Michael Furlong who lit the touch paper with two points in the first 25 minutes of the game.
The ‘Wexicans’ were excited from the get-go in Limerick. We even got some Gaeilge to digest after their wandering corner back Michael Furlong scored a rare point.
Michael Furlong bags his 2nd point, lovely score, cad is annamh is iontach! We lead 0-5 to 0-4 after 23 minutes.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
You could feel the pain oozing through the sunny south-east after Adrian Flynn’s sitter went over the bar.
Aaaagh!! Adrian Flynn blazes a shot over the bar for a point, a goal at his mercy though, we lead 0-7 to 0-5. Keeper got a touch maybe.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
More pain, aaaaaagghh!
Nooooo! Penalty to Limerick.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
When you’re good, you’re good. ‘Atta boy PJ!
PJ is in the groove, second lovely kick in a row and we lead 0-9 to 0-7.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
Go on PJ! Converts a good free, we lead 0-12 to 0-11, last minute of normal time.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
The nerves, the excitement, the man might need a defibrillator.
Sheeeesh, another Limerick wide.
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
Hold off on that defibrillator. It’s all over, take a breath and soak it all in.
Yessss!! All over, our footballers beat Limerick 0-12 to 0-11 in the qualifiers, we march on, well done to Banty and all the squad!
— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) June 24, 2017
Gripping stuff.
Someone buy that man a pint, he might need it.
Wexford have lived to fight another day in the back door.
