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Listen: Shane Byrne hopes for full LyIT squad for League semi-final

written by Chris McNulty February 14, 2020
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SHANE Byrne is hoping his Letterkenny Institute of Technology side will welcome back for of their stellar faces for the League semi-final.

A BJ Banda double saw LyIT overcome Cork IT in Wednesday’s quarter-final at the Port Road. Banda bagged the winner in extra time as LyIT squeezed through.

Byrne hopes that an injury sustained by Kieran Farren isn’t too serious, while Corey McBride felt a hamstring tweak and Liam Walsh didn’t play.

“We have a lot of men missing for one reason or another,” Byrne told Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub.

“We have a lot of really good players that we’d hope to have back for the semi-final. These boys are playing a lot of football at the moment and it’s a tall order for them.”

Banda had LyIT in front, but it took an extra-time winner from the Letterkenny Rovers frontman to seal the deal.

Byrne said: “We played well in stages, but we went out of it quickly too. We had plenty of chances, but BJ came up trumps. He’s a natural goalscorer and that’s what he’s on for.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Shane Byrne hopes for full LyIT squad for League semi-final was last modified: February 14th, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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