{"id":9982,"date":"2022-03-27T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T11:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=9982"},"modified":"2024-10-17T06:41:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:41:59","slug":"is-this-for-real-kilcoos-jerome-johnston-reflects-on-his-goal-that-won-the-all-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=9982","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Is this for real?&#8217;: Kilcoo&#8217;s Jerome Johnston reflects on his goal that won the All-Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaredrise.com\/5000-pcs-diy-craft-24-colors-flat-clay-beads-for-jewelry-making-bracelet-kit.html\">DIY Arts &amp; Crafts Gift set<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LIKE BALLYGUNNER\u2019S HARRY Ruddle earlier in the day, Jerome Johnston struck with an injury-time Croke Park goal for Kilcoo that sealed his club\u2019s maiden All-Ireland senior crown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a moment he\u2019ll never forget, a career-defining score. Kilmacud Crokes were leading by two at the end of extra-time and seconds from victory, when Johnston struck.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d been struggling with cramp at that stage but managed to summon enough energy to get himself into the area to strike for a goal that broke Kilmacud hearts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a bit of grief after the Ulster final for complacency from myself and hitting it at the keeper,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust lucky to be in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sorted of waited outside the six yard box just in the hope that if it didn\u2019t go in you\u2019ve always a chance if you\u2019re lurking about. It came into my head to pull on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just thought take your time here, it can go anywhere if you pull on it. I composed myself and just popped it into the top of the net and here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1365092406213-1'>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was a move started and finished by Johnston brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite clearly struggling with cramp, Kilmacud were holding onto possession deep in their own half when Jerome pressurised goalkeeper Conor Ferris.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His long clearance was picked up by Aaron Branagan and he fed Shealin Johnston, who in turn picked out his brother Ryan on the edge of the area. His shot on goal was magnificently denied by Cian O\u2019Connor, but Jerome was on hand to sweep home the rebound.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had put a bit of pressure on the keeper. I knew we were closing in. I said don\u2019t make it easy for him because he was happy enough to come with the ball. He was tired as we all were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuckily enough he went for the safe option with the hoof and it fell into (Aidan Branagan\u2019s) hands and he picked out Shealin. Shealin turned down the line and this\u00a0stage my legs were completely gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as he got it I shouted to Ryan, \u2018Get to the box\u2019. Because I was thinking if he launches it he has more height\u00a0than me and I could get off his scraps. Next thing Shealin, I don\u2019t know how, picked him out with his right foot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight place. right time. Couldn\u2019t believe it to be honest. When I seen the ball\u00a0coming across to me I was like, \u2018Is this for real?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n    Kilcoo\u2019s Shealin Johnston, Jerome Johnston and Ryan Johnston together with L\u00e1r Johnston and the Andy Merrigan Cup.<\/p>\n<p>    Source: Ken Sutton\/INPHO<\/p>\n<p>Johnston saw most of his family after the final whistle and brought his six-week old son L\u00e1r onto the field during his celebrations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n        SEE SPORT<br \/>DIFFERENTLY<\/p>\n<p>\n            Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 Membership.\n        <\/p>\n<p>            Become a Member<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He had to wait a bit longer to link up with his father Jerome Snr, who has been a driving force for the club in a coaching capacity for over three decades. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaddy has got a really, really bad heart,\u201d he explains. \u201cI think he couldn\u2019t come down (to the pitch) because his blood pressure was through the roof. I seen the rest (of the family) there but he\u2019s okay. I got a text through from him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s brilliant for him and a lot of the men in the club that put a lot of work in for years. They were Division 3 in the late 90s, they got up to 2. If you had said 25 years after you\u2019re going to be the best team in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn football terms to turn a club around in that time, it\u2019s not that long. Today hasn\u2019t sunk in yet but when we look back on it it\u2019s a very special day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The42 is on Instagram! 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