Kevin McStay refused to blame some questionable refereeing decisions in the closing stages for Mayo’s Connacht SFC final defeat to Galway.

The Tribesmen snatched victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to three late frees, with goalkeeper Connor Gleeson slotting over the winner from just outside the ’45.

“We zone in on the last few minutes, but David Gough is the best referee in the country by a mile,” the Mayo manager told reporters.

“There were two teams out there driving into one another, it was really hard physical stuff. A very difficult match to referee because both teams just so badly wanted to win the cup.

“We have no issues. He has reffed us many times in the past – good days and bad days. It was a difficult game to ref. I wouldn’t like to have refereed it. We got a bounce at certain times in the match. Then a few went against us.”

McStay described his side’s performance as ‘patchy’.

 “We never got a flow. We never got to where we were comfortable in the game,” he continued.

“We were good for 10 minutes and then let them back into it. That would be our biggest disappointment because we really wanted to give an even performance and we had a strong bench to come in and give us a lift.”

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