McVeigh seeks fairytale finish
Chief among them will be the dying seconds of this year’s All-Ireland semi-final against Kildare, when the Down goalkeeper was one of 15players squeezed inside their own square as Rob Kelly put his foot through the ball.
“It was pandemonium,” recalled the 31-year-old. “People said afterwards they were nearly having heart attacks in the stand but they should have been standing where I was. But I never thought they were going to score a goal. We had men on the line and I knew if I didn’t get there one of the other boys would!.”
