The article discusses the unprecedented introduction of penalty shootouts in hurling, a format previously seen in Gaelic football. Each team has five designated penalty takers who must be successful, and if both teams succeed, they will enter a sudden death round. The piece highlights the high stakes and sheer drama that these shootouts will introduce, as well as the crucial roles that the goalkeepers, Nickie Quaid and Patrick Collins, will play in determining the match outcome, bringing added tension and excitement to the game.
Each team will have five nominated penalty takers. If all five from both teams are successful, we will go to sudden death to find a winner.
We've seen it in Gaelic football but never before in hurling! Whatever way this goes, it will be a cruel way to lose it.
The drama is just something else! How big a role will goalkeepers Nickie Quaid and Patrick Collins play in this?
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