Afternoon all and welcome to another summer of championship coverage.
Sligo beat London in Ruislip earlier today and now it’s over to Gaelic Park in the Bronx where New York host Leitrim.
Here’s how the teams are named to start:
New York
1. Vinny Cadden (Sligo)
2. Neil Collins (Roscommon)
3. Donal Ward (Roscommon)
4. Colin Keane (Sligo)
5. Enda Williams (Longford)
6. Tom Cunniffe (Mayo)
7. Matthew Queenan (Mayo)
8. David Culhane (Kerry)
9. Shane Hogan (New York)
10. Tony Donnelly (Armagh)
11. Jamie Clarke (Armagh)
12. Luke Kelly (Offaly)
13. Kevin O’Grady (Wexford)
14. Dalton McDonagh (Meath)
15. David Freeman (Monaghan)
Leitrim
1. Diarmuid McKiernan (Gaeil na hAilne)
2. Paddy Maguire Naomh (Bríde Baile Átha Cliath)
3. Micheal McWeeney (Naomh Muire Cill Tochairt)
4. Oisín Madden (Maothail)
5. James Rooney (Gleann an Chairthe/Cluainín)
6. Donal Wrynn (Naomh Caillin, Fíonach)
7. Shane Quinn (Maothail)
8. Mark Plunkett (Achadh an Mhuilinn)
9. Domhnaill Flynn (Maothail)
10. Jack Heslin Gort (Leitreach)
11. Emlyn Mulligan (Gaeil na Meilge)
12. Ryan O Rourke (Naomh Caillin, Fíonach)
13. Darragh Rooney (Gaeil na Meilge)
14. Keith Beirne (Maothail)
15. Brendan Gallagher (Na Sairséalaigh Leamhcáin BAC)
New York performances since 2000 pic.twitter.com/6IL3vA27GJ
— dontfoul (@dontfoul) May 6, 2018
Over 1,500 people have made the journey from Leitrim to the Big Apple:
The players are in the parade and we’re almost set to go. Here are the players as they arrived earlier:
They say “ nothing beats being there”
— Desmond McGoldrick (@desmond820) May 6, 2018
Well we’re here!!!@NewYorkGAA vs @LeitrimGAA pic.twitter.com/Bxn8EoJvOa
The national anthem is underway and then we’ll be off.
We’re underway. Jamie Clarke starts at full-forward.
1 min – Keith Beirne sends New York into the lead with a 30m free.
GOAL! Shane Hogan scores an early goal for New York!
New York 1-1 Leitrim 0-1
David Culhane adds a point for the hosts. Clarke set up Hogan brilliantly for that goal.
New York 1-2 Leitrim 0-1
Clarke adds another one for New York. He slotted it over from a tough angle on the right hand side.
New York 1-3 Leitrim 0-1
Neil Collins the former Roscommon defender fires another point over. Great start from the Exiles.
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-1
Jamie Clarke swings over a fine free off his left.
Tom Cunniffe looks to be picking up Leitrim dangerman Emlyn Mulligan.
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-2
Mulligan kicks a fantastic score for Leitrim and one they needed.
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-2
Clarke kicks a wide after twisting and turning his way past a couple of Leitrim defenders.
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-2
New York are controlling the game so far.
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-3
Beirne cuts inside and slots over his second of the afternoon. The pace of the game has dropped, but Leitrim are coming into it.
Leitrim sub: Dean McGovern for Domhnaill Flynn
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-5
Beirne clips over his third and then Mulligan slots over a beauty. Fine response from Leitrim.
Some crowd at Gaelic Park! https://t.co/uB4Dvekuxg
— New York GAA (@NewYorkGAA) May 6, 2018
New York 1-4 Leitrim 0-6
All the pre-game talk was about Jamie Clarke, but Emlyn Mulligan is running the show in Gaelic Park. He adds another score to reduce the gap to one.
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-6
Tony Donnelly extends the New York lead with their first score in a while.
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-7
Beirne is proving very accurate on frees and he kicks Leitrim’s seventh. The Gaelic Park surface isn’t as suitable as regular grass for kicking frees off the turf, but Beirne has coped well so far.
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-8
Ryan O’Rourke brings Leitrim level. They trailed by 1-4 to 0-1 after 10 minutes but now are back on par.
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-9
Dean McGovern adds a score as the Leitrim men take the lead for the first time since the first minute.
New York are fading out of the game but it’s almost half-time.
CHANCE! Dalton McDonagh broke through and almost found Tony Donnelly unmarked in front of the goals. But the pass wasn’t accurate and Leitrim got away unscathed.
New York sub: Daniel McKenna is on for David Freeman.
We’ll have one minute of added time.
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-9
We could do with a big of Hawk-Eye in New York as Jamie Clarke’s point attempt was initially waved over but after consulting with his umpires, the referee waved it wide.
https://twitter.com/AIB_GAA/status/993201754077614080
New York 1-5 Leitrim 0-9 – HT
Leitrim trailed by six after the first quarter, but they’ve recovered well and take a one-point lead into the interval.
Some action from the first-half in Gaelic Park:
The second-half is underway. Big 35 minutes in store.
New York 1-6 Leitrim 0-9
Former Offaly footballer Luke Kelly gives New York a fine start to the second-half. We’re all square.
New York 1-7 Leitrim 0-9
Tony Donnelly sends over a free as the Exiles move back a point to the good.
New York 1-8 Leitrim 0-9
Clarke is fouled by Paddy Maguire in front of the Leitrim goal after a long ball was delivered inside. Donnelly does the business from the free.
New York 1-8 Leitrim 0-10
Ryan O’Rourke scores Leitrim’s 10th. At the far end, Clarke’s close-range free hits the post and is cleared by Leitrim.
New York 1-8 Leitrim 0-11
Superb point from Beirne and the sides are level for the second time.
New York 1-8 Leitrim 0-12
Clarke will be dissapointed with that missed free from a few minutes ago. Leitrim are one ahead now after another Beirne effort.
New York sub: John Collins for Luke Kelly.
Both teams have missed a few chances since half-time. New York are being hurt by some unforced errors but they’re still well in this game. Will they last longer than Leitrim in the warm conditions?
New York sub: Paddy Boyle for Matthew Queenan
Leitrim sub: Ronan Kennedy for Jack Heslin
New York 1-8 Leitrim 0-12
Still Leitrim lead by one.
New York 1-9 Leitrim 0-12
After a very patient build-up, New York win a free right in front of the posts. Leitrim’s Shane Quinn is booked. Clarke splits the posts from the placed ball. We’re all level again.
New York sub: Aaron Cunningham for Tony Donnelly.
We now have two Crossmaglen players on the field in Clarke and Cunningham.
New York’s John Collins is getting treatment after suffering an injury and the game is stopped for the moment.
Keith Scally, the longest-serving member of the team, is going to be introduced for John Collins, who looks like he suffered a serious injury.
New York sub: Keith Scally for John Collins.
Jamie Clarke kicks a big score and New York are back in front, 1-10 to 0-12!
New York 1-10 Leitrim 0-12
We’re into the final nine minutes and the crowd are sensing a victory.
Electric atmosphere!!! https://t.co/wCynFBjlwL
— New York GAA (@NewYorkGAA) May 6, 2018
New York 1-11 Leitrim 0-12
Former Wexford forward Kevin O’Grady puts New York two up!
New York 1-11 Leitrim 0-14
A quick-fire double by Leitrim with Beirne (free) and Mark Plunkett kicking a score apiece. We’re level with three to play.
New York 1-11 Leitrim 0-15
A stunning point from Shane Quinn sends the visitors from Leitrim in front!
New York 1-12 Leitrim 0-15
Daniel McKenna brings New York level with a free, while Cunningham is black-carded for the hosts. Three minutes of added time to come.
Extra-time is on the cards if it finishes level.
New York 1-12 Leitrim 0-15
Leitrim have the ball as the tension rises in the Bronx.
New York 1-12 Leitrim 0-15 – FT
We are going to extra-time. Ten minutes in each half.
It’s been confirmed that there will be two periods of extra-time. If the sides are still level after extra-time, the game will to go a replay, presumably in Leitrim.
Extra-time is underway.
New York 1-12 Leitrim 0-15
Clarke and Mulligan trade wides shortly after the restart.
New York 1-12 Leitrim 0-15
Three wides in-a-row now for Leitrim at the start of extra-time. Ryan O’Rourke with the latest one.
A fourth wide in succession now for Leitrim.
New York 1-13 Leitrim 0-15
O’Grady sends the New York fans into raptures with a score after a move where Clarke was heavily involved.
New York 1-14 Leitrim 0-15
Clarke gathers at the corner flag and curls a magnificent effort over the bar!
New York 1-14 Leitrim 0-15 – HT in ET
Is this going to be New York’s day?
The second-half of extra-time is underway. New York are 10 minutes away from history.
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-15
O’Grady stretches New York’s lead to three.
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-16
Leitrim are back within two.
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-17
One point in it now as Leitrim hit another score through Darragh Rooney.
We’ll have one minute of injury-time. Leitrim have about 40 seconds to score an equaliser here…
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-18
A late equaliser for Leitrim as Shane Quinn’s shot on goal is deflected over the bar!
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-19
Noel Plunkett sends Leitrim in front! Surely that’s the winner!
New York 1-15 Leitrim 0-19
David Freeman kicks a wide and that looks to be that.
What a game!
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