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Published 10:07 6 Feb 2017 GMT
Updated 16:23 6 Feb 2017 GMT
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Meath boss Andy McEntee will not enjoy watching replays of McCormack's goal but it highlights the pace and precision Kildare brought to bear on the contest.
Possession is won. The game is afoot.
Dan Flynn [circled yellow] dashes out from his full forward position
Quick exchange of hand-passes and McCormack bursts away from his marker
McCormack cleverly allows the ball to bounce across him and into his path
Before slotting the ball past Jack Hannigan for a 13-second goal
Q.E.D.
The fastest goal on record in GAA was scored by Michael Miller of St Eunan's Letterkenny in 2015. Miller rippled the net after only nine seconds against St Patrick's Armagh in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup.
McCormack's strike could well have been a GAA record for an inter-county player. Two Kerry stars and a Roscommon forward are renowned for early strikes in All-Ireland finals - The Rossies' John 'Jigger' O'Connor scored after 35 seconds of the 1980 final against while Garry McMahon's goal in the 1962 final was 34 seconds. Paul Geaney scored for The Kingdom after 40 seconds of the 2014 final.
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