More woe for Jim Gavin.
Dublin and Mayo both have six days now to try and get themselves right for next Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final replay in Croke Park.
The two heavyweights traded blows in a wonderful All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday that ended 2-12 to 1-15.
The game was pockmarked by a number of unsavoury incidents however, and Diarmuid Connolly will miss next week’s game because of his red card in an incident with Lee Keegan towards the end of the game.
And it seems that Dublin’s Philly McMahon may also be heading for troubled waters after Mayo’s Aidan O’Shea accused him of head-butting during the game.
The referee appeared to miss the incident, but speaking after the match, the Breaffy clubman confirmed that there was an incident between the two men.
“Yeah, I was headbutted alright, but that’s not for me to enforce the rules of the game. There were plenty more things out there the ref missed too.”
“It was a fairly competitive game out there. Some good one-on-one combat. The referee, Joe, I thought he had a fairly good game for the most part. You are not going to get everything right.”
Dublin are also likely to appeal Connolly’s red card, which means it will be a hectic week for the Dublin officials at various GAA meetings in the coming days.
H/t Irish Times
