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Whoever was operating the Derry scoreboard really REALLY enjoyed the Meath win

Published 19:34 11 Jul 2016 BST

Conan Doherty
Whoever was operating the Derry scoreboard really REALLY enjoyed the Meath win

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There's something you don't see every day on a scoreboard.

Derry are through to round 3 of the All-Ireland football qualifiers and they'll face off with Cavan after the draw was made on Monday morning. It took an unprecedented comeback on Saturday afternoon to get there though. The Oak Leafers found themselves seven points down against the travelling Meath men and all hope was looking lost. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751779271832731648 Half time was bleak and the fans were getting agitated. https://twitter.com/Lm73Mc/status/751780644921942017 https://twitter.com/EmlynDoh/status/751780087612178437 Then this happened. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751783479805931521 Then this happened. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751783680603983872 And this. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751783879778902017 And this. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751784226874351616 And this. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751785015323877376 And this. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751785632381472768 Then this happened. https://twitter.com/Doiregaa/status/751791830967185408 Suddenly, Owenbeg was bouncing and the county became one again as Damian Barton's men soared to a famous three-point victory. It all starts with a bit of grit though. It all starts with one of the finest examples of a block you'll ever see in the game from Ballinderry's Gareth McKinless. https://twitter.com/desmondloughery/status/751799854620348416 And it ends with scoreboard operators completely losing the run of themselves in all the euphoria. 1-14 to 1-11 it once read. By the end of the game, this is how it looked. IMG_20160709_213059 SportsJOE's GAA Hour Football Show is here. Monday's episode features a shout for Derry's Mark Lynch for performance of the week, a heated debate on the Aidan O'Shea incident, and plenty of discussion on club v county. https://soundcloud.com/user-787320910/football-show-2-mp3 SNAPCHAT

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Whoever was operating the Derry scoreboard really REALLY enjoyed the Meath win