GAA confirm scoreboard error in Tipperary v Kilkenny semi

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill with Noel McGrath after the game. Pic: Ryan Byrne, Inpho

The GAA have clarified the correct scoreline as Tipperary 4-20 Kilkenny 0-30 from today’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final.

After Oisín O’Donoghue’s 70th minute goal put Tipperary three points ahead, 4-20 to 0-29, a Noel McGrath point effort was waved wide by an umpire. However, it was recorded as a point on the scoreboard.

Following Jordan Molloy’s point in the second minute of additional time to bring Kilkenny’s total to 30, Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng was of the understanding that the margin was three points when it was in fact two. “I had three, I thought it was three,” he said.

Kilkenny chased a goal in the dying stages when in fact they could have aimed for points to force extra-time – John Donnelly had a goal attempt denied by Robert Doyle on the goal-line.

In the immediate aftermath of the game, GAA sources stated afterwards that the scoreline was 4-21 to 0-30 in Tipperary’s favour. However, they have since corrected it to one point less for the winning side.

The GAA said they are waiting on referee James Owens’s report to ascertain exactly where the confusion arose. The Kilkenny County Board have been contacted by the Irish Examiner for comment on the matter.

A statement on the GAA website read: "The GAA can confirm that the official score at the end of the Tipperary v Kilkenny GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final was 4-20 to 0-30. The GAA acknowledges there was confusion over the final score. The CCCC is awaiting the full referees report in order to establish how the initial mistake occurred."