Mitchell’s goal-scoring threat the difference as The Downs go marching on
Westmeath hurler Niall Mitchell scored yet another crucial goal for The Downs as they qualified for the Leinster senior football final. The Downs’ hung on for a 2-12 to 0-17 victory over Meath champions Ratoath with Mitchell’s well-taken second half goal proving decisive. Ratoath did score the last five points of the game, and had […]
3 years ago
“We’ve been waiting for this day to come” – Mitchell gets over hurling disappointment with match-winning goal in football final
Niall Mitchell says that, as a footballer, he made a hero out of opposition goalkeepers enough times this year to have learned his lesson. Hitting shots at the perfect height for them. Missing goal chances that he should be scoring. But if you’d seen him ten minutes into Sunday’s Westmeath senior football final, as he […]
3 years ago