There’s something you don’t see every day on a scoreboard.
Derry are through to round 3 of the All-Ireland football qualifiers and they’ll face off with Cavan after the draw was made on Monday morning.
It took an unprecedented comeback on Saturday afternoon to get there though.
The Oak Leafers found themselves seven points down against the travelling Meath men and all hope was looking lost.
HT Meath 1-08 Derry 0-04. #GAA
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
Half time was bleak and the fans were getting agitated.
brutal first half
— Liam Mc (@Lm73Mc) July 9, 2016
well that was fucking dreadful
— Emlyn Doherty (@EmlynDoh) July 9, 2016
Then this happened.
Mark Lynch opens the second half scoring after 17seconds. Derry trail by six.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
Then this happened.
Sammy Bradley point. Derry trail by five.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
And this.
Eoghan Brown point. Derry trail by four.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
And this.
James Kielt free. A goal separates the teams.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
And this.
Mark Lynch point after a counter attack. Derry trail by two.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
And this.
James Kielt with a massive free. Derry 0-10 Meath 1-08. 44mins.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
Then this happened.
GOAL. The McKaigue brothers break up an attack. Niall Toner runs 60 yards, offloads to Kielt who drops one in. Loughlin hits the net.
— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 9, 2016
Suddenly, Owenbeg was bouncing and the county became one again as Damian Barton’s men soared to a famous three-point victory.
It all starts with a bit of grit though. It all starts with one of the finest examples of a block you’ll ever see in the game from Ballinderry’s Gareth McKinless.
This is the tackle that won the game for Derry today in the first half @Doiregaa @HSderry @MKBurke1 @r_mulligan1 pic.twitter.com/DnpJwUvGV7
— Desmond Loughery (@desmondloughery) July 9, 2016
And it ends with scoreboard operators completely losing the run of themselves in all the euphoria. 1-14 to 1-11 it once read.
By the end of the game, this is how it looked.
SportsJOE’s GAA Hour Football Show is here. Monday’s episode features a shout for Derry’s Mark Lynch for performance of the week, a heated debate on the Aidan O’Shea incident, and plenty of discussion on club v county.
https://soundcloud.com/user-787320910/football-show-2-mp3
