'It's more than harsh' - Cork boss John Cleary fumes at penalty call in Kerry defeat

David Clifford converted the crucial spot kick. 

RESPECT: Cork manager John Cleary with Kerry boss Jack O'Connor after the game at Páirc Ui Chaoimh. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Cork manager John Cleary was fuming over referee David Gough’s decision to award Kerry a game-changing second-half penalty. The spotkick was given for a Seán Powter foul on Paul Geaney outside the large parallelogram which Gough saw as having denied the Kerry forward a goalscoring opportunity.

Cleary watched the incident back following his team’s two-point defeat to Kerry in Saturday’s Sam Maguire second round group game and was adamant that no goalscoring opportunity had been prevented by Powter’s actions.