Last-minute twist of fate will not easily be forgotten

IT will be talked about in Monaghan for years to come.

People will ask: “Were you in Croke Park the day we beat Meath with a last-minute goal?” And although half the population of the county seemed to be on the pitch yesterday afternoon, the numbers will naturally expand with time.

Even half an hour afterwards, all Paul Finlay could do was smile and shake his head. “I don’t know how that went in,” said Finlay, who lobbed the free into the square.