Cork beat Dublin in the Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final by a solitary point.
The Rebelettes have clinched their sixth All-Ireland in a row by defeating Dublin 1-07 to 1-06 in Croke Park on Sunday. Sinead Aherne’s 11th hour penalty made it a somewhat nervy finish, but Cork managed to hold on and win the game by the narrowest of margins.
However, Dublin will feel aggrieved as they appeared to have a perfectly good point ruled as a wide at a crucial moment in the match. Carla Rowe’s effort in the 22nd minute was adjudged to be wide by the umpires, but TV replays suggest that it just about crept inside the post, despite it being waved wide.
Had the point been awarded and everything from that moment in the match onwards had played out exactly as we saw it, the match would have ended as a draw and would have gone to a replay.
These women train as much as men. Heartbreaking to lose a point because there's no funding for Hawkeye. #coygib pic.twitter.com/GtISrkGLm1"
— Clare Ní Cheallaigh (@clareflies) September 25, 2016
Unfair to both teams to have this cloud over the #AllIrelandFinal . #Dublin lost by a point when they had a clear point signalled wide.#LGFA
— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) September 25, 2016
I really hope that Dublin point that wasn't isn't the difference. Sorry but not good enough. #LadiesFootball
— John Duggan (@JohnDugganSport) September 25, 2016
That is a shocking result with the disallowed point involved. #LadiesFootBall
— Dara Peyton (@Peyton_1990) September 25, 2016
Embarrassingly bad call against Dublin that cost them a crucial point. Cork though…
— Michael Foley📚🖊 (@MickFoley76) September 25, 2016
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