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Mayo GAA match mired in two-point controversy. Pic: Sportsfile
THE two-point saga which has gripped Mayo football over the past week took another twist this when an email from the referee to Mayo GAA in the hours after the match, was revealed. That communication (included at the foot of this article) has only been viewed by the clubs involved in the past few hours.
Hollymount Carramore and Kilmaine met in an intermediate championship clash last Friday night in Garrymore. After 28 minutes Kilmaine's Kevin Mullin sent the ball between the sticks and the referee Declan Corcoran recorded it as a two-point score. Video evidence suggest the shot may have been taken from inside the two-point arc.
The match ended in a draw which knocked Hollymount Carramore out and sent Kilmaine into the quarter-final.
Subsequently, Hollymount Carramore lodged an objection against the result on Monday evening, saying the score had been recorded incorrectly and the game should have ended in a one-point victory for them.
Kilmaine lodged a counter-objection on Thursday saying the referee's report stated the game ended in a draw and the result should stand.
Mayo GAA has scheduled the appeals hearing for this evening (Friday) in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.
Now, The Mayo News has seen sight of an email from Referee Declan Corcoran which was sent to Mayo GAA on Saturday last at 2.16pm.
It states: In the 28-29 minute of the first half of this game I awarded a 2 pointer to Kilmaine. On reviewing Mayo GAA TV footage I'm acknowledging that I made a mistake and it should have been a 1 pointer to Kilmaine instead of a 2 pointer, as the player was inside the 40m arc at the time he kicked the ball.
Both teams only got sight of the email this morning, Friday.
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