Brian Gavin: In the calls that mattered, Liam Gordon was correct

At half-time, linesman Thomas Walsh attempted to control the players from entering the Hogan Stand tunnel at the same tunnel but Declan Dalton pushed his way past him. It wasn’t a great look

REFFING IT RIGHT: Liam Gordon shows the red card to Eoin Downey of Cork, 3, during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Cork and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It’s always the way in major games that the referee is judged by the key moments rather than a general “was it a free, was it not a free” discussion.

In his first All-Ireland senior hurling final, in the calls that mattered Liam Gordon was correct. Sure, there were a few decisions he didn’t nail but list the main moments and he was right on nearly all that count.