Exiles cock-a-hoop as the famine ends
The home supporters had been here before. In 2011 against Mayo, the Westerners scored a late equaliser before winning in extra-time and last year Leitrim provided the late show. Curran’s run through the middle was déjà vu.
Except it wasn’t. Inexplicably, the wing-back declined the offer for an equalising point and opted to go for the kill. He teed up the better-placed Mark Breheny for a goal chance, but his punched effort came back off the crossbar and went wide. The final whistle sounded and sparked scenes of utter delirium both on and off the pitch. After 36 years of trying, London had achieved the unthinkable.
