That goal I scored I can remember clearly 32 years later,
They played a vicious offside trap, I had the ball centrally 30 yards from goal, my centre forward was peeling off and the centre back put up the hand and they pushed up, I don’t know how I had the presence of mind but I pushed the ball between the two centre half’s and I had them beaten before they could turn, one on one with the keeper and I side footed it to my left, rolled in,
There was a stone dugout and our club secretary knocked himself out when he jumped up, I was swarmed by supporters, I’ll never forget a favourite uncle of mine (fanatical supporter of the club, my fathers family was steeped in it, had been founding members) had a rough beard and it left a rash on me, funny the things you remember,
Jesus what a night, and it was in the middle of my leaving cert
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