Five-goal county star Donnelly in Wee bit of trouble after identity mix-up

A LOUTH GAA star could be hit with a lengthy ban from soccer, after lining out in a junior soccer league game under the name of a colleague from the county Gaelic team.

Wee County midfielder Brian Donnelly played for Carlingford FC in a Meath and District League division 4 game against Boyne Valley Rovers from Drogheda on November 23, and remarkably, scored five goals in his side’s 6-5 victory.

The problem is Donnelly’s transfer to Carlingford from MDL premier side Bellurgan took place outside junior soccer’s transfer window and was not sanctioned by the league.