Mallow 3 Crofton 3 on Saturday.Mallow were 2 up with 20 mins or so to go but Crofton keep plugging away & got 2 late-ish goals. Crofton then went 3-2 up in extra time before Mallow levelled very late on.
Game went to penalties,both sides scored their first 2 pens,Mallow player then took his side's 3rd penalty,the ball hit the back post in the net & came back out. The referee on the day (i will not name him, but he's name has been mentioned on this forum previously as being no-where near good enough) ruled that the penalty had hit the post. A disgraceful decision & one that cost Mallow as Crofton subsequently won the shoot-out. Fair play to Crofton as their players admitted that it was a goal & for their attitude during the game where they never gave up.
How a ref cannot see a ball entering the net & coming back out whilst standing 10 yards away is beyond me & he should not be refeeing if this is the case. All refs will make mistakes about free kicks, offsides etc etc & that is very much part of every game but this was one of the worst decisions i have ever seen.
All the best to Crofton for the next round.
