Fans disagree on ‘soft’ yellow card handed out to Meath star

Was it the ref or the rule at fault?

Meath are into the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals after beating Kildare, 0-07 to 0-04, in Newbridge.

The conditions were awful, leading to the low-scoring affair.

After the game, fans disagreed over what looked like a very soft yellow card for former player of the year, Vikki Wall.

The Meath woman took a pass at pace, and despite trying to avoid a collision, she crashed into a Lilywhites defender.

The decision to show a yellow looked incredibly harsh, and fans criticised the call.

However, others pointed out that it is a poor rule in place rather than the referee's fault, with the ball carrier expected to avoid contact in Ladies' football.

Wall got ten minutes in the sin bin for her actions.

Teams:

Kildare: M Hulgraine; L Shaw, S Sargent, M Doherty; M Aspel, L Murtagh, L Lenehan; C Wheeler, R Byrne (0-01); L Reilly, A Rattigan, M Ryan; E Dowling, A Prizeman (0-02, 0-02fs), L Curran (0-01).

Subs: C Sullivan for Ryan (ht), L McGovern for Dowling (52), G Wheeler for C Wheeler (54), C Moran for Rattigan (57), A Mahon for Curran (60).

Meath: R Murray; A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt.), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly (0-02); M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan (0-05, 0-02fs), V Wall, K Cole.

Subs: K Vermingham for Cole (47), S Ennis for Sheehy (59).

Referee: Seamus Mulvhill (Kerry).