A Longford player literally took the shirt off a supporter’s back yesterday evening in Ballybofey during their clash with Donegal.
During the first half of the game, which Donegal won 0-12 to 0-7, Robbie Smyth had to be briefly replaced by Larry Moran following a clash.
Picture caption: Longford manager Denis Connerton during the game. Picture by Evan Logan.
Smyth’s number 13 jersey was badly blood-stained as he received medical attention on the sideline.
Longford had no replacement jersey on the line, but a supporter in the stand happened to be wearing a number 13 shirt and passed it down.
Eugene Quaine told balls.ie: “I took it off and one my friends threw it to that maor foinse -Trevor Smullen, he runs to Robbie and Robbie wears it back on the field!”