Sub keeper McDonnell is Knockmore hero

Substitute goalkeeper Ryan McDonnell saved a stoppage-time penalty from Mayo star Diarmuid O’Connor to deny Ballintubber a draw that would have sent their SFC quarter-final to extra-time.

Knockmore goalkeeper Ryan McDermott is congratulated by his team-mates after the Mayo SFC quarter-final win over Ballintubber in Bekan, Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

DEFENDING champions Knockmore squeezed into the Mayo SFC semi-finals with a dramatic 2-9 to 0-12 victory over Ballintubber at a windswept and rain lashed Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan this evening.

Substitute goalkeeper Ryan McDonnell was the Knockmore hero as he saved a stoppage-time penalty from Mayo star Diarmuid O’Connor to deny Ballintubber a draw that would have sent the game to extra-time.