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04th May 2015

Cabinteely have pulled off a stunning PR move after their last-gasp heroics

Fair play to the guys

Patrick McCarry

A 95th minute equaliser – delight for some, torn betting slips for the other.

Cabinteely FC have come up with a novel way of sating frustrated punters after John McKeown snatched a 95th minute leveller for them, on Friday.

Once the euphoria had died down, the SSE Airtricity First Division side noticed that quite a few folks had their accumulators reduced to torn up shreds.

Last night, the club released this short statement:  ‘We couldn’t help but notice on Twitter that John McKeown’s late equaliser on Friday was a bit of a ‘coupon buster’ and caused a lot of people to lose their bets.

‘We have decided that for our next home game on May 22 against Cobh Ramblers, anyone who brings us a losing bet slip from Friday night will get free entry.’

SSE Airtricity League First Divison, Stradbrook, Dublin 6/3/2015 Cabinteely vs Wexford Youths Cabinteely pre match huddle Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

So now, it is just a matter of piecing together the bits and bobs of your coupon back together and get along to ‘Cabo’.

Here is the McKeown goal:

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