Nephew of the famous jockey AP McCoy, Cargin's Pat Shivers scored a stunning point in the Antrim County final
Level in added extra time, Cargin needed someone to step up and Pat Shivers delivered. Playing in dreadful conditions, Shivers collected the ball around the opposing 20 metre line. He then slips whilst trying to escape his marker but recovers remarkably to score with his left boot. His point was the first of three in a row from Cargin as they pulled away from Aghagallon. Cargin ended up winning the match with a score line of 1-18 to 3-9.
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'Pat Shivers has delivered for Cargin!'
See the first of three match-winning points from @Cargin_Gac's young guns in extra-time..
And see the full game back here: https://t.co/Nyd4LNX4BI pic.twitter.com/XkcuiWz7EW— Antrim GAA (@AontroimGAA) October 9, 2022
After the match, Moneyglass's McCoy praised his nephew for his point and joked that he definitely gets his football skills from his mother, his sister Roisin, aka the McCoy side of the family.
Well done @PatShivers10 you obviously get your footballing skills from your mums side!! @rshivers123 https://t.co/lxNluz5CkN
— AP McCoy (@AP_McCoy) October 9, 2022
Red Card Overturned
The corner forward had a nervous wait to see if he could play in the county final. He was unfairly dismissed in the semifinal against Dunsilly. However, video footage emerged that showed that the 21-year-old did nothing wrong and his red card was overturned.
Pat Shivers sent off between the end of normal time and the start of extra-time. Cargin will appeal and on the evidence of this clip of the apparent incident, safe to assume he'll be available for the final against either Portglenone or Aghagallon, who meet tomorrow pic.twitter.com/LmkQdWfyan
— Cahair O'Kane (@CahairOKane1) September 24, 2022
The talented gaelic footballer has been kicking stunning points for years. In fact, his point in the county final wasn't the first to be praised by his famous uncle. Back in 2019, he kicked a fantastic point from the sideline of the 45.
Well done to my nephews @PatShivers10 & @Tomshivers1 even if they do play for @Cargin_Gac 👏 https://t.co/YOWvsOhntu
— AP McCoy (@AP_McCoy) October 6, 2019
Shivers is currently involved in the Antrim football team. The county will be pushing for promotion out of Division 3 next year under new manager Andy McEntee. With the new Tailteann cup format, the team can reasonably hope to play more than their usual 2 championship games.
With attacking talents such as Pat Shivers, Antrim are well placed to meet their targets next season.
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