‘That to me seems farcical’ – Jim McGuinness hits out at black card 3v3 structure rule

Galway  ran out seven-point winners in Pearse Stadium despite a Matthew Tierney first-half red card and two black cards in the second half.

Padraic Joyce said Galway would consider appealing the red card which Matthew Tierney was shown in the first half against Donegal. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has labelled the rule for the 3v3 structure after black or red cards as ‘farcical’ after Galway were able to keep one player up while down to 13 players in Salthill.

The home outfit ran out seven-point winners in Pearse Stadium despite a Matthew Tierney first-half red card and two black cards in the second half. During that spell, Galway were allowed to attack and defend with 11 outfield players, despite being two men down. They opted to leave one up when defending and occasionally left two back while attacking. Donegal, however, had to keep three.