Sligo await history making New York in Connacht semi-final

And they now know if they don't take their chances, New York will take theirs.

SLIGO SEMI: New York players celebrate after the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship quarter-final match between New York and Leitrim at Gaelic Park in New York, USA. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

In the midst of mayhem, games are often decided by a moment of pure clarity. That fact was reflected best by Shane Carthy’s late heroics to force extra-time in Gaelic Park on Saturday.

New York were trailing Leitrim by a point when the St Vincent's man, an All-Ireland medallist under Jim Gavin, collected a pass from former Galway defender Eoghan Kerin and cooly slotted over a left-footed effort. Composure that for too long was sorely lacking for Leitrim.