Louth Senior Football team get lose en route to Donegal
The Louth Senior football team got lost on their way up to Donegal over the weekend ahead of their preliminary clash with The Forgotten County.
Ger Brennan's side faced the Ulster champions in the last 16 stages in Ballybofey on Sunday afternoon, arriving just 45 minutes before kick-off after a wrong turn sent them to Sligo.
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The GAA team had spent the night in Enniskillen, which is just an hour away from Ballybofey as a means of keeping travel ahead of the game to a minimum.
Ger Brennan's side faced the Ulster champions in the last 16 stages in Ballybofey on Sunday afternoon, arriving just 45 minutes before kick-off after a wrong turn sent them to Sligo. Pic: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty
Unfortunately, a wrong turn sent the bus load of Louth men towards Sligo.
Speaking to reporters after the game, which saw Donegal advance to the quarter-final stages, Ger said it was 'a human error in our navigation.'
The error meant the journey took the team two hours and 20 minutes.
The Louth Senior football team got lost on their way up to Donegal over the weekend ahead of their preliminary clash with The Forgotten County. Pic: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty
While questions arose as to why the team didn't source accommodation closer to Ballybofey, one reason could be due to the Donegal Rally which took place over the weekend, likely resulting in accommodation being scarce.
One person on social media noted: 'No accommodation in Donegal available because of the rally, closest to Ballybofey that could accommodate all the Louth party was Enniskillen.'
Unfortunately, for the Louth side their day went from bad to worse after they failed to triumph over Donegal with Jim McGuinness' side winning 2-22 to 0-12 when the final klaxon sounded.
Unfortunately, for the Louth side their day went from bad to worse after they failed to triumph over Donegal with Jim McGuinness' side winning 2-22 to 0-12 when the final klaxon sounded. Pic: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty
Despite lifting the Leinster trophy for the first time in 68 years this season, the team were unable to advance into the quarter-finals.
Speaking after, Ger said: 'All journeys do come to the end but it should be the beginning of something new. We can see where the gaps are.'
Donegal have now been drawn to play Monaghan in their next outting with both teams vying for a place in the semi-finals.
The other quarter-final pairings are Armagh v Kerry; Tyrone v Dublin and Meath v Galway.
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