Kieran McGeeney: 'Penalties are a funny thing'

McGeeney was content they had put enough practice into the set-piece and that they were not hindered by the fact Rafferty recently moved back as a goalkeeper

Mon, 15 May, 2023 - 06:35

Maurice Brosnan

Two up with the final minutes of extra-time ticking down, Armagh stood on the cusp of ending their 15-year wait for an Ulster title. At that point did Kieran McGeeney think they were going to hold on?

“It is always hard to know,” he said after his side ultimately lost the provincial decider against Derry on penalties. “The game is such a funny game. Tackles, the breeze, stuff like that. When you look at it again, I’m sure it was even stevens. It is just disappointing. Very disappointing.”