Brian Gavin: Mistake on late foul put real dampener on Munster Final day

Two Clare players – Tony Kelly and Adam Hogan – were blatantly fouled

CRUCIAL MOMENT: Adam Hogan of Clare is tackled by William O'Donoghue and Gearoid Hegarty of Limerick in the last seconds of the Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final match between Clare and Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Another Munster final and another referee is the centre of attention.

For over 76 minutes, Liam Gordon had done his level best not to be that just as John Keenan did in Thurles last year and Paud O’Dwyer in Páirc Ui Chaoimh before him. The Galway man was in the midst of putting the finishing touches to a good afternoon in Limerick and then he lost focus.