The Ulster Council has insisted that 'finish-on-the-day' protocols will remain in place for their provincial club championships, after two games over the weekend ended in penalty shoot-outs. The Ulster Council has insisted that 'finish-on-the-day' protocols will remain in place for their provincial club championships, after two games over the weekend ended in penalty shoot-outs. The Ulster Council had a page in their matchday programmes over the weekend explaining the rules of the shoot-outs. Asked why there was a need to host penalty-kick shoot-outs, Woods continued: "This was a recommendation to try to improve the flow of fixtures. There are still a lot of games going on, Under-20 competitions going on in counties, leagues to be finished.

Source: Irish Independent November 05, 2019 02:26 UTC