A Cork City women’s match had to be briefly stopped after a toddler runs off with a corner flag and refuses to give it back.
The All-Island Cup game between Cork City and DLR Waves was hilariously delayed on Saturday afternoon with the youngster stealing the corner flag in the 44th minute of the game.
The child at Fermoy Football Club was quite clearly in a cheeky mood, picking up the flag from the ground and then walked around with it, before waving it about like it was a lightsaber until it was finally grabbed off him and put back where it belongs.
This did actually happen, by the way…#CCFC84 || #AllIslandCup https://t.co/BdcsnpcWQV pic.twitter.com/Hu4lgu8PSf
— Cork City FC Women (@CorkCityFCWomen) June 17, 2023
The players were made to wait for a minute or two until the corner flag was returned to its proper place.
After the child was cautioned, the match resumed and Cork City went on to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Chloe Atkinson and Kiera Sena.
Cork City are in Group D of the Avenir Sports Women’s All-Island Cup, along with DLR Waves, Crusaders and Treaty United. Those who finish top of each group will advance to the semi-finals.
The amusing moment reminded fans of an episode of Father Ted, with Father Dougal Maguire, who is sidekick to Dermot Morgan’s Fr Ted Crilly, taught to protect a corner flag from being taken away.
In what is dubbed one of the show’s greatest ever episodes ‘Escape From Victory’, Father Ted is looking to win the Craggy Island Over 75s football match against Father Dick Byrne.
Fatherr Crilly tasks Dougal with ‘guarding the corner flag’ from Fathrr Cyril MacDuff – Fatherr Byrne’s accomplice – which he managed to do throughout the episode with a lot of teasing to the opposition.
Fans reacted with the Cork City match briefly stopped after the toddler runs off with a corner flag and refuses to give it back…
@NathanBarsetti: Lifetime ban. 5 year jail sentence
@p02462599: Kids playing football on the sideline what is the fourth official doing. This is senior women’s football.
@daveyforan: Shambles, kids playing football on sideline too.
@derek_noonan: What sort of fools on the line didn’t go and get the flag. Says it all with everyone on the line laughing. How can you promote the game with this carry on
@SickosCommittee: Ref holding on to the cards too tightly – kiddo deserved a yellow for time wasting.
@marcwebber: Cork Ultras holding up the women’s game in shocking scenes…
@iammfj: Lifetime ban?!
@lukejsmyth: Can we get a perspective of the guy who actually got it off the child? Looks to be videoing he whole time 🤣
@Ditha23: Honestly this would happen no where else in the world. No where. #GreatestLeagueInTheWorld 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@BoardDylan: Lifetime ban to set an example is needed I reckon
@Debbie_Cooban: Oh this is fabulous 😂
@BeebsyMcA: This is what happens when you don’t put someone in charge of the corner flags. Once again, Father Ted – not a documentary.
@SheridanSparkes: This is great content, it really is.
@DurcanDurcan: Such disrespect by the other bystanders, I mean it’s funny initially, but then they seem to be just laughing and not care. Why are they even in attendance? Respect the players.
@GerryKiely: I expect nothing less than a lifetime ban for this hooligan, this shouldn’t be happening these days
@traviegram: LOI is undefeated for this kind of stuff. You don’t get this with the big leagues and honestly you can’t tell me that’s a good thing. Incredible action.
@craigkefc: where’s Dougal when you need him??
@NoonanJoe: Couldn’t be up to fans these days 🤣
@RogersWolfson: I took something off a toddler once. Never again. Let them have the flag, you’ve still got 3.
@Hurley_5: Something my child would do 😂
@sapphospickle: Just Cork things I guess 😂
@ltreidy67: Where is Dougal when you need him?
@Weegiecharlieb: Absolute carnage in Cork 😂😂
@karubeliott: only in Ireland
@davethyl: DOUGAL, YOU HAD ONE JOB!
@engTomhat: Game’s back!
@AJoyForever83: More time wasting shithousery, the game’s gone 😬😆🤣
@ARSENAL_THERAP: Wholesome
@bigkimbofc: Parents who don’t pay attention and let their kids fuck about at the side of football pitches wind me up an immense amount
@Razorlight123: Where’s security?!
@andywatsonsport: Reason #185 why I won’t take my toddler to a football match. He would 100% do this.
@Jhiggins3: I know it was the cup, but we can surely add this to the greatest league in the world portfolio.
Only one man to sort that pic.twitter.com/5BJeXFNr0o
— niall moriarty (@niallmoriarty) June 17, 2023
Only one man comes to mind https://t.co/Iinc5ZomIR pic.twitter.com/W7StlRSnDy
— Eoin Ó hArrachtáin (@EoinLH15) June 17, 2023
— Dan (@danny275) June 17, 2023
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