The big day has arrived! We have reached the final of our vote to find Ireland's Greatest Football Jersey, in association with Ladbrokes.
While there may have been some one-sided affairs on our journey to get here, the second semi-final was perhaps one of the most thrilling votes since democracy was invented. You've been voting in your droves over the last couple of days and we can now reveal the the grand final will be contested between...
Ireland Home 90-92 vs Ireland Home 88-90!
Yes, it is the battle of the major tournaments; Italia 90 v Euro 88. Who wins? It's anyone's call. In the semi-finals the 90-92 jersey absolutely obliterated the 15-16 home top, amassing over 80% of the vote but on the other side of the draw things were a lot closer.
Up against the 1994 away jersey, the opening of the onsite voting boxes and the Balls Facebook story votes left the 88-90 home jersey worried for its place in the final. It had performed well in the Twitter constituency but going into the Instagram story count, 1994 held a slender lead. Low and behold, 88-90 pulled it out of the bag, with the Instagram votes pushing it over the line to an overall 50.2% to 49.8% victory.
Nail-biting stuff. Will the final be as close? Everything is now in your hands. Voting is open until Thursday evening in our Instagram and Facebook stories, while voting will remain open on our site and Twitter page until 9am on Friday. The winner will be announced on Friday afternoon. Make your vote count.
The full bracket so far is below. If you'd like to see it as a larger image then click here:
