Moran: Ref told O’Connor there was more time left

Joe McQuillan told Cillian O’Connor there was still 30 seconds left when he popped over the final score of the game, according to Mayo captain Andy Moran.

O’Connor spoke to the Cavan whistler before deciding to put the ball over the bar, but Stephen Cluxton’s subsequent kick-out was the last action of the final and Moran believes it robbed his side of a chance to win the game.

“At the end, Cillian had a free, the ref tells him there’s 30 seconds left, and then he blows it out from the kick-out,” said Moran.