Croke Park #Fail - skydiver misses stadium, lands on railway tracks

Hapless parachutist takes match ball on whistle-stop tour of Drumcondra.

There were red faces at Croke Park this afternoon prior to the 'Croke Park Classic' - the American football match taking place between Penn State and the University of Central Florida - after a skydiver who was to have dropped into the stadium with the match ball missed his mark, and landed on nearby railway lines.

Skydivers representing both teams were supposed to land on the pitch at GAA HQ as part of the pre-game buildup, and while the Penn lad nailed it (see below for video), the UFC chappie went for a bit of an unscheduled tour of Drumcondra, ending up on the tracks behind Hill 16.