Best ever.......

[Rovers fan]

what was the best ever match/race/fight etc. you have ever seen?

[Stevo Da Gull]

Good thread

Football match (seen in full): Can't remember :eek:

Tennis Match (seen in full): Andre Agassi def Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5 at the 2006 US Open.
Followed by Lleyton Hewitt def Marcos Baghdatis 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 at the 2008 Australian Open..... sorry Marcos

There have been better matches but I thought it would be fairer to only include matches that I've seen in full.

[gilberto_eire]

Football match: Probably Liverpool vs Alves UEFA cup final(btw im not even a liverpool fan:eek:)

GAA: Galway Vs Kilkenny 2005 semi-final. 5-18 - 4-18.... my first match in Croke park and arguably one of the most entertaining games of hurling of all-time(not my words either):D

Ireland vs Holland was also a memorable game, who could forget McAteers goal or Ruud going down in the area(looked a peno to me anyway:D)

[OwlsFan]

Soccer: too many to quote but Bulgaria 0 Scotland 1 and the already mentioned Ireland 1 Holland 0. Also Shamrock Rovers 3 Waterford 0 in an FAI cup final many moons ago and Sheffield Wednesday 5 Manchester United 4 in 1969.

Tennis: 1980 - Men's Singles Final
B Borg (Swe) bt J McEnroe (US) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6.

Golf: First time Europe won the Ryder Cup in ages in 1985.

Rugby: March 1995: Wales 12 Ireland 16, Cardiff Arms Park.

Cricket: My cricket hero at the time Geoff Boycott returning triumphantly in 1977, scoring a century in his comeback Test. I was a huge Yorkshire fan (Shire where Wednesday are based) so it was a double pleasure for me.

[Rovers fan]

Hurling: galway beating kilkenny in 2005,the atmosphere in croke park that day was unreal(the one gilberto mentioned)

Golf: Harrington winning the irish open last year(i missed the british open)

Snooker: when ebdon bet o'sullivan a few years ago(the time ebdon started playing really slowly on purpose just to annoy ronnie)

Football: Sligo rovers2 bohs1. Seanie connor haha.

Athletics: When sonia o'sullivan came 2nd in the olympics,I know she lost but it was still a great race.

Horse racing: Any time I won money!!


boxing: coralles vs castillo in 2005

darts: adams beating nixon in bdo world final,it was probably fixed but I didn't realise that at the time!

Gaelic: Sligo beating galway in the connacht final last year.

Tennis: Federer beating sampras in 2001 in wimbledon. The end of one era and the start of another.

[redtildead]

darts: adams beating nixon in bdo world final,it was probably fixed but I didn't realise that at the time!


Darts: Id go for Taylor/Barney world final in 07. The best and most consistent darts player ever against one of his greatest challengers ending in a sudden death leg.

Gaelic: All Ireland semi 2 years ago Mayo v Dublin just for the sheer drama and the Dubs getting beat after being so far ahead.:D

Hurling: Cork and Waterford in the drawn All Ireland quarter final in 07.

Football: Barca v Real Betis 2 years ago. Simply because I was at the game and Barca destroyed them 5-1. Ronaldinho, Messi, Eto'o etc. all on top form.

[shakermaker1982]

Boxing - Micky Ward - Gatti 1.
Foreman - Lyle

GAA - Mayo vs Dublin semi final. 7 points down..... beautiful.

Football - Ireland vs Italy WC94. Croatia beating England at Wembley was hilarious.

Rugby - Ireland beating England (newly crowned world champions) at Twickenham.

[passinginterest]

Hurling: 1996 Leinster Final, my first time in Croke Park and sitting near the top of the then new stand, first time Wexford had won Leinster in years and they went on to win the All Ireland, honourable mention to the drawn semi final with Cork in 2003, I sat on the hill for about half an hour after the game totally drained.

Gaelic Football: Was at the Dublin Meath replay match in Croker last year and it was the loudest atmosphere I've experienced in Croker, and it was a cracking game and Wexford beat Louth the same day.

Soccer: Wexford Youths v Cobh Ramblers 18th March 2007, first ever home game and a win, coldest day ever, great to be there.

Golf: Van de Velde falling apart in the British Open, incredible television.

Darts: Irish Open final in 2000, won by Chris Mason, because I was there and it was a fantastic day all around, I think it was only the first or second year of the pro's coming over and it set the tone for the big tournaments we now have over here.

[OwlsFan]

Tennis: Federer beating sampras in 2001 in wimbledon. The end of one era and the start of another.

The bore beats the bigger bore.

I forgot:

Snooker: Denis Taylor beating Steve D to win the WC and Ken Doherty also winning it.

John Tracey winning Olympic silver.

[superfrank]

Football: Pats 4 Bohs 3 FAI semi-final replay a few years back, absolutely amazing game.

Hurling: The Limerick Tipp trio last year.

Gaelic: Kerry beating Dublin last year.

[centre mid]

Race: any of Istabraqs champion hurdles, maybe not great races just the way they were won.

Fight: Benn v Eubanks were great fights.

Golf: Ryder Cup 2002 at the Belfry after the shenanigins at Brookeline was sweet.

[Rocky77]

GAA: Probably last year's hurling semi-final between Limerick and Waterford.

Football: 2005 Champions League final

Darts: Taylor v Barneveld in the World Championship final last year.

Boxing: Balboa v Creed I ;)

[Rovers fan]

Hurling: 1996 Leinster Final, my first time in Croke Park and sitting near the top of the then new stand, first time Wexford had won Leinster in years and they went on to win the All Ireland,

That all ireland against tipp was the first time I was ever in croke parke! Good game.

Golf: Van de Velde falling apart in the British Open, incredible television.


I'd say that was more painful than enjoyable!!

[Jock MIB]

Boxing - first fight Barrera versus Morales

Soccer - the two games Scotland versus France in Euro Qualifing 07 :)

Golf - seeing the greatest shot of all time with the chip in from Tiger Woods at the 16th Hole at Augusta

Hurling - Watching Bruree beating Patrickswell to win Munster Championship for first time in over 100 Years

[deecay]

Rovers beating Derry in the 94 Cup Final,nothing else matters to me

[paul_oshea]

Snooker: when ebdon bet o'sullivan a few years ago(the time ebdon started playing really slowly on purpose just to annoy ronnie)

did he actually do that on purpose though?! it definitely worked though. ronnie getting awful thick.

[Rovers fan]

did he actually do that on purpose though?! it definitely worked though. ronnie getting awful thick.

Are you serious? Of course he did!! After the interval his average time per shot went WAY up. There was one time it was clearly not a touching ball and he ref even said it wasn't but Ebdon kept looking really closely at it and then ronnie just threw a towel over his own head. It was interesting to see how worked up Ronnie became. Dry one by ebdon but I suppose he wouldn't have beaten him otherwise.

[shakermaker1982]

Are you serious? Of course he did!! After the interval his average time per shot went WAY up. There was one time it was clearly not a touching ball and he ref even said it wasn't but Ebdon kept looking really closely at it and then ronnie just threw a towel over his own head. It was interesting to see how worked up Ronnie became. Dry one by ebdon but I suppose he wouldn't have beaten him otherwise.

Funnily enough I was on about this in the office today. I was getting stressed at Ebdon's antics never mind the Rocket!!! It wouldn't have surprised me if Ronnie cracked him over the head with his cue that night just to numb the boredom :D.

[GavinZac]

Apollon Limmassol 1 - 1 Cork City

The game had everything, intense pressure on City, a hostile loud crowd, being led into the stadium past the barbed wire fences, an ould fella risking his life hanging a City flag on the other side of the plexiglass from some mental cypriots, Dan Murray being booked for jumping on the ground mocking the Apollon strikers for diving, Denis Behan's oscar winning performance in ignoring his imminent substitution, struggling to stay attached to the floor when a gust of wind caught onto a TIFO flag, singing "shels are in limerick, we are in cyprus!", Mick Devine losing a stone in water, Murray's incredible header, a fan trying to leap a 10 foot moat and failing miserably ending up on a stretcher, their polish international burning everyone for pace, Apollon players losing the plot and chasing our players around at the final whistle, having to be escorted from the ground to our bus to the airport, players and fans celebrating together in the airport, the news that we'd be playing Red Star Belgrade next...

[dfx-]

Of all, Cricket: South Africa beating Australia's 434 record one day total in Johannesburg in 2006 with one man and one ball to spare.

Rugby: France's comeback against New Zealand in 1999

Football: Last day of La Liga, Barcelona 3-2 Valencia in 2000 (?) with that Rivaldo goal.

Tennis: Ivanisevic Rafter at the Wimbledon final.

[paul_oshea]

Apollon Limmassol 1 - 1 Cork City

The game had everything, intense pressure on City, a hostile loud crowd, being led into the stadium past the barbed wire fences, an ould fella risking his life hanging a City flag on the other side of the plexiglass from some mental cypriots, Dan Murray being booked for jumping on the ground mocking the Apollon strikers for diving, Denis Behan's oscar winning performance in ignoring his imminent substitution, struggling to stay attached to the floor when a gust of wind caught onto a TIFO flag, singing "shels are in limerick, we are in cyprus!", Mick Devine losing a stone in water, Murray's incredible header, a fan trying to leap a 10 foot moat and failing miserably ending up on a stretcher, their polish international burning everyone for pace, Apollon players losing the plot and chasing our players around at the final whistle, having to be escorted from the ground to our bus to the airport, players and fans celebrating together in the airport, the news that we'd be playing Red Star Belgrade next...


well in fairness i think a country the size of ireland should and always have been able to at least draw to a team from a country the size of cyprus.

[gustavo]

well in fairness i think a country the size of ireland should and always have been able to at least draw to a team from a country the size of cyprus.
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[GavinZac]

well in fairness i think a country the size of ireland should and always have been able to at least draw to a team from a country the size of cyprus.

I wasn't claiming it was the greatest achievement ever, just the match I enjoyed most.

Regardless, Apollon have (had? they dont seem to have their internationals anymore, looking at wiki) far greater resources than Cork City so for us to knock them out a couple of months before an Ireland team were embarressed by a Cyprus team containing a few of the same players was nothing to belittle.

[gilberto_eire]

The bore beats the bigger bore.

I forgot:

Snooker: Denis Taylor beating Steve D to win the WC and Ken Doherty also winning it.

John Tracey winning Olympic silver.

Considering you have no option to hit the ball back to your opponent and that the ball will roughly go back and forth every second i can't see how tennis players can be less/more boring over others :confused:

[GavinZac]

Considering you have no option to hit the ball back to your opponent and that the ball will roughly go back and forth every second i can't see how tennis players can be less/more boring over others :confused:

have you heard sharapova? :D

[Soper]

well in fairness i think a country the size of ireland should and always have been able to at least draw to a team from a country the size of cyprus.

Well you see, in Cyprus they these things called football fans, and they actually go to see their domestic club sides play!

[SkStu]

Well you see, in Cyprus they these things called football fans, and they actually go to see their domestic club sides play!

what an interesting concept? i thought a fan was someone who watched games on TV while wearing a jersey...

great post :D

my favourites

Galway Kilkenny 2005 AIH semi final - galway won 5-18 to 4-18. Was sitting in the canal end for it. Smashing game, great goals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFeONGIVCCQ

Ireland Germany WC2002 - 1 all, Robbie Keanes goal was just an amazing feeling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-t-C6izbA

Bohs Rovers League Game 2001. 6-4, enough said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5S4KorpE0

[Con-Con]

Galway v Kilkenny again. What a game.
Also South Africa against Tonga in the Rugby world cup is a game I'll never forget!

[osarusan]

Football - Limerick 1 Drogheda 0. Fran Hitchcock in goals after Brian McKenna was sent off and successfully facing 2 penalties.

Boxing - Julio Cesar Chavez stopping Meldrick Taylor after 2.58 of the 12th round when Chavez was behind on points.

Cricket - Second (or was it third) Ashes test in 2005, with Australia's no 10 and 11 making up about 90 runs to get within 2 runs of victory, before losing the last wicket. Unbelievable tension for hours.

[citizenerased]

gaa- Dublin V Mayo all ireland semi-final 2006.....amazing game, attended it a a neutral, great seeing the jackeens getting beaten :)

[dfx-]

Bohs Rovers League Game 2001. 6-4, enough said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5S4KorpE0

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[shedite]

Soccer - United/Arsenal cup semi in 99.

Hurling - Clare all-ireland final 2005

Football - Dublin/Meath series from early 90's

Rugby - Munster Heineken Cup final

Boxing - Collins/Eubank

[shedite]

Golf - Harrington at the British open

Darts - The Barnie/Taylor final a few years ago.

[Pike B]

Hurling: Ciaran Carey's heroics at home to Clare in the mid nineties. Was the most amazing atmosphere I've ever come accross. Anyone who was there will know what I mean..
Tennis: Any of the Agassi Sampras battles.
Golf: Waste of a good walk..
Boxing: Eric Morales Vs Marco Antonio Barerra and Arturo Gatti Vs Mickey Ward (Parts 1and2) Incredible battles...
Snooker:I'd plump for Hendry Vs White World Finals... Great games, and heartbreak for Jimmy..
Athletics: Only one Michael Johnson...96.. Super Man..
Darts: Part beating Taylor at his best a few years back, and Barney beating him also.
Rugby: France incredible semi final record over the unstoppable All Blacks.. Allez Les Bleus
Soccer: In term's of great game, would be Czech Holland Euro 04 and Argentina Serbia World Cup 06. In term's of excitement and being totally and utterly exhausted sick and amazed, Ireland Germany World Cup 02 and Liverpool Ac Milan 05.. Those games took years off me!!!