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A sold-out Aviva Stadium hosted a thrilling opening game as this year\u2019s NCAA College championship season got under way in Dublin. An Atlantic Coast Conference match between Georgia Tech and Florida State saw the 10th-ranked Seminoles beaten 24-21 by Aidan Birr’s last-second field goal.<\/b><\/p>\n
The game was a neutral venue for all but one of the players involved. It\u2019s not often that a punter is the centre of attention in the match build-up but in David Shanahan, Georgia Tech have a history maker. <\/p>\n
Three years ago Shanahan, from Castleisland in County Kerry, became the first Irishman ever to earn a full scholarship to play college football. <\/p>\n
Now in his senior year, the cheers for Shanahan\u2019s punts from the near 50,000 crowd were among the very loudest of the night. <\/p>\n
There were also outstanding special teams performances in the game from FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, who impressed with two long-range field goals, but it was Georgia Tech\u2019s Birr, who held his nerve to deliver the game-winner \u2013 with Shanahan playing a crucial supporting role as his holder.<\/p>\n
Shanahan said it was an “unreal feeling” to win back on Irish soil, especially given that it was his own special teams unit delivering the upset victory. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just incredible way to win,” he said. <\/p>\n
“For this guy, Aidan, it took a hell of a lot of bottle but I had full confidence in him, honestly. <\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen him miss two kicks in-a-row. It all really went down to the last play \u2013 an unreal feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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