Referee David Gough admits mistake awarding Galway winning free in Connacht SFC final

“I gave Galway the free and it was wrong. Mayo deserved it. That was difficult for me and it still bothers me," he said.

HOLDING HAND UP: Leading referee David Gough admits he mistakenly awarded Galway their winning free in last year’s Connacht SFC final. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Leading referee David Gough admits he mistakenly awarded Galway their winning free in last year’s Connacht SFC final.

In an honest conversation with Grainne McElwain on "Réiteoir!” to be screened on RTÉ on Thursday, the Meath match official compares the decision to wrongly penalise Conor Loftus for overcarrying with not seeing Kevin McManamon’s foul on Peter Crowley in the 2016 Dublin-Kerry All-Ireland semi-final.