Power hoping next ball will end in back of the net

A few moments after Mick Monahan blew for full-time in the 2004 Leinster football final at Croke Park, Shane Power spotted a gap between two stewards and darted through.

The 14-year old was one of the first Westmeath supporters to invade the pitch after their historic maiden provincial triumph.

Power didn’t plan it but as he neared the 21-yard line, the match ball rolled his way and, embracing opportunism, he met it with a kick into space before gathering it up.