THE GHOST POINT: Controversy and confusion in Straffan's victory over Nurney
Straffan ran out 0-14 to 1-10 victors according to the referee, but few in attendance agreed with the man in the middle's calculations
There was plenty of confusion and indeed anger at the conclusion of the Intermediate Football Championship preliminary clash between Straffan and Nurney. When the final whistle blew, on the scoreboard, and in the referee's book, Straffan had won 0-14 to 1-10.
However, reporters and fans alike remained confused as to whether this fixture was going to carry on into extra-time, with most certain that Straffan had just 0-13 to their name.
10 minutes from the end, the referee signalled to his linesman that the scoreboard was incorrect and another point was added to Straffan's tally, but it was certainly hard to distinguish where the man operating the board had gone awry.
After the game, the discussion surrounded the awarding of what was called Straffan's 11th point, a high looping effort and one that reporters had marked to John Tracey and as Straffan's 10th point. Whether the discrepancy occurred in this instant or prior is still unclear.
Needless to say, this won't be the last we'll be hearing about the end of this game.