Connacht chair opposes penalty shootouts in championship

Connacht GAA chairman Gerry McGovern is opposed to penalty shootouts deciding championship games.

The western province were the first GAA body to introduce spot kicks last year for their pre-season competition, the FBD Connacht League. Mayo and Leitrim’s quarter-final game went straight to a shootout after they were tied at the end of normal time as did the Galway-Mayo semi-final, which Galway won. In Castlebar earlier this year, Galway again beat Mayo in penalties at the semi-final stage.