With less than five minutes of normal time remaining, the Glens were four points behind Roscommon’s St Brigid’s, but Conor Glass’ sensational goal was the turning point at Croke Park.
Conor Glass surveyed Maghera’s elation as Glen’s official homecoming began on Monday night, admitting it was “completely insane to think we’re All-Ireland champions” .
“Yesterday was brutal for St. Brigid’s College,” Glass said.
“They had 60 minutes of guts and played better football.”
In fact, Glenn found himself behind by four points with less than five minutes left in regular time.
But defender Michael Warnock scored with another classic attack, leaving the ball between the sides, and then a sensational goal from Glass seconds later gave Glen a sudden turnaround.
Highlight: Glass helps lead Glen to All-Ireland victory
Glass soared to collect Conleth McGuckian’s pass and, after running past his man, fired an unstoppable right-footed shot that deflected off his line and past Brigid keeper Cormac Sheehy.
And while further goals from Emmett Bradley and McGuckian ultimately sealed victory for Glenn at 2-10 to 1-12, there was no doubt that Glass’s individual brilliance was the key moment of the contest. There was no room for that.
The midfielder referred to Brigid’s star forward Ben O’Carroll’s attempted shot, which was later blocked by Cathal Mulholland, and described himself as “lucky to have made it all the way”. always said.
“Yes, we scored, but it only tied the game. I’m thinking about Cathal Mulholland’s block. There are a lot of memorable moments in the game.”
Glass admitted St Bridget’s were unlucky, but 12 months ago, at the same stage, a save from Kilmacud keeper Conor Ferris ultimately sealed victory for the Dublin club when they converted a late scoring chance. I was personally devastated because I couldn’t decide. Their controversial victory.
“Whether it’s a one-point win or a 10-point win, we’ll take it either way. It wasn’t a very good game considering we’re All-Ireland champions and that’s the important thing.”
“It won’t catch on until a few years from now.”
Glen captain Conor Carvill prepares to ‘jump on the track’ in green and yellow with his teammates despite being forced off at Croke Park with 15 minutes remaining due to medial knee ligament injury Ta.
“It’s been a crazy 24 hours,” the captain added.
“It won’t really hit you until a few years from now when you look back and say, ‘We flipped…we won the All-Ireland that day.’ It’s just madness…chaos…our… They were the best days of my life.”
“I’m really happy to be able to bring this Cup back on the road. So many people have put so much effort into this.”
Carville was able to undergo scans for the injury on Monday and said his anterior cruciate ligament is still intact, although the prognosis is likely to be several months away.
“It’s stiff enough at the moment. It might need a little alcohol to loosen it up,” he joked.