Steve B the Groundhopper

7pm 22 June 2024 Mayo Super League Ballyheane 4 Kiltimagh Knock United 1 (att 15) This game felt rather low key for a Super League fixture. A clash with a major Gaelic football match, Mayo hosting Derry just a few miles away in Castlebar, may have accounted for the small crowd. Kiltimagh Knock United went into the game in need of points to ease the threat of relegation. They began well, and although Ballyheane played the neater football it was the visitors who went ahead with a well-worked goal midway through the first half. They held their lead, with little trouble, to half time. The home side began the second period in a more determined fashion, and dominated play. It became a game of attack versus defence. Kiltimagh survived a few scares before the relentless pressure finally resulted in a home equaliser. That came with 15 minutes left, and just three minutes later Ballyheane were in front. A third goal followed, as Kiltimagh were caught when trying the play the ball out from the ba...