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We haven’t seen a save as ridiculously brave as Mickey O’Neill’s in the GAA for ages
Published 15:09 6 Feb 2017 GMT
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Mickey O'Neill was absolutely livid at having conceded a first half goal to Niall Daly. There was no way in hell he was getting beaten again.
The Clonoe clubman did a fine job of keeping nets for Tyrone in their opening day Allianz Leagues victory over Roscommon. His distribution was good, his communication was loud and clear and he made a couple of superb saves. O'Neill is getting a run in the No.1 jersey that Niall Morgan has occupied for the past few years. He seems determined to make every opportunity count and his side's 0-18 to 1-9 victory was a big opportunity. It took only two minutes for the Rossies' Niall Daly to slam an early chance home and put the hosts on the back-foot. The Red Hand responded well but, midway through the first half, their defence was breached again.
O'Neill was off his line like a shot. Within no time he was straight up on Ciarán Murtagh
As the Roscommon captain pulled the trigger, O'Neill went kamikaze...
... saving the shot with his face
Before leaping right up to slam his defenders
He didn't even get a pat on the back from the Tyrone boys.
You get nothing for nothing up there and, sometimes, you get nothing for something.
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