Gooch fires Kerry to victory but ref rumpus taints thriller

Monaghan 0-13 Kerry 1-11

Declan O’Sullivan was the catalyst for the game’s defining moment when, running out of defence with ball in hand, he found his progress unceremoniously halted by Monaghan half-forward Stephen Gollogly, who leapt aboard his back.

Incensed, O’Sullivan swatted his assailant aside with what was a shove rather than a strike but, rather than throw in the ball, referee Cormac O’Reilly awarded the free to the visitors.