Aidan Kilcoyne closes in on goal

Former Mayo forward Aidan Kilcoyne will play in goal for Knockmore in tomorrow evening’s Mayo SFC final — three years after suffering a horrific knee injury that looked set to end his career.

The 31-year-old, who was man of the match in Mayo’s victory over Cork in the 2006 All-Ireland U21 football final, spent more than two years on the sidelines after dislocating his right knee and suffering extensive ligament damage.

The injury occurred in bizarre circumstances before the start of a club championship quarter-final against Ballintubber on October 6, 2013, when Kilcoyne twisted his leg awkwardly as he sprung away from a wooden bench after a team photograph had been taken.