Christy O'Connor: The manic nature of football's thrilling momentum switches
Leads which were previously viewed as insurmountable in football are now being toppled thanks to the new rules.
Ballina had scored just 0-7 by the 49th minute of the Mayo SFC final against Westport but would outscore their opponent 2-6 to 0-1 in the remaining minutes. Pic: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile
With ten minutes remaining in the Mayo SFC final replay on Saturday in MacHale Park, Westport were ten points ahead of Ballina Stephenites and apparently cruising to a second county title in their history. And then, in a flash, a match that Westport had controlled exploded in a fireball and Westport were burned alive by the Ballina backdraft.
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