a day never to be forgotten
the signs were ominous.
15 minutes to go and 1- 0 down in a game where we made most of the running.town simply refused to take their hand off the cup.
when prunty and barret combined in a move down the left side, the waterford defender was content to send the ball into row z.
the resulting throw in resulted in a move with alan kirby unleashing an unstoppable thunderbolt into the waterford net.
we had'nt even half celebrated his goal when paul keegan and eric lavine combined in a move that was started by a superb dean fitz through ball.
it ended with keegan side footing the ball passed a stranded goal keeper for the winner...........................grown men cried tears of joy as the longford faithful went delerious with joy. truly the best team won in a day that any town fan will never ever forget.
i thought i died and went to heaven ........... :D
All credit to the Red and Black!
A very emotional day for me..... The Rathmines Inn, The Portobello, The 51 Haddington Road, the march to Lansdowne, Kirby's equaliser, Keego's winner, the celebrations, my burst onto the pitch (despite the best efforts of the stewards :p ), the night out in Tramco.........
Personally I thought the game was poor, the first half been dreadful in particular. But what a finish! That 'never say die' attitude once again came up trumps! Our experience from last year proved the difference. Once Waterford took the lead, they struggled to retain possession which cost them dearly in the end.
Our supporters were a credit (even if many of them jumped on the bandwagon). We are better with those type than no supporters at all. They're our 'Twelfth man!' A very poor turnout from Waterford indeed given the respective populations of both counties.
In conclusion, I am delighted for one Paul Keegan, a man who has endured so much in recent times. He never fulfilled his potential this season due to many injury set-backs and both study and family commitments. But his winner on Sunday will not be forgotten for manys the day!
