Offaly 1-10 0-7 Tipperary at half time.

28k in attendance a sell out

skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 251 - 03/07/2022 14:14:37    2429401

A better style of hurling in minor than the senior.

All skill and heart

skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 251 - 03/07/2022 14:31:52    2429405

Offaly were 5 up when tipp got a red with about 10min to go.

An Offaly lad was through on goal and the trailing tipp defender threw his hurl at him, hard. Hit the Offaly forward in the head.

skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 251 - 03/07/2022 14:45:18    2429407

Title decided by ref. error at the end. It was a free out. Disgraceful error.
Congrats to Tipp for hanging in there.

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1672 - 03/07/2022 14:54:44    2429408

Tipp got a goal with the last puck.

Should have been a free out. Tipp were dirty

skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 251 - 03/07/2022 14:55:07    2429409

Offaly should have got a penelty

Newyorkkat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 129 - 03/07/2022 14:55:43    2429410

What an unbelievable last 10 minutes out of Tipp, and Offaly asleep at the wheel. If ever there was a case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Though I don't know how that Tipp lad stayed on the field (sorry, didn't catch the names) when he took the Offaly lad out in what was clearly a cynical and deliberate foul.
Very enjoyable game.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 03/07/2022 14:56:43    2429411

Total injustice there. Offaly will feel robbed. They should have had 2 blatant frees in the last few minutes which the referee didn't give. Shameful.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9706 - 03/07/2022 14:56:43    2429412

Hard luck Offaly. Tipp hung in.

A kind of 1994 in reverse for Offaly.

CC2020 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 173 - 03/07/2022 15:12:59    2429414

Gutted for Offaly. Thought the refereeing at the end was terrible obvious free out missed. Disgraceful behaviour from Tipp corner forward in throwing the hurley and hitting the Offaly forward on the head could have had very serious consequences.Players have been hit with hurleys accidentally or otherwise before with catastrophic results. I thought there was a rule when a clear goal chance was being denied with a foul that a penalty would be awarded. Offaly Forward was through on goal in that circumstances.

Gillo (UK) - Posts: 5 - 03/07/2022 15:22:07    2429415

God such a sickening way to lose , Offaly probably contributed to their downfall they didn't manage the game well with the extra man but the last free was a free out all day long and ref was close to the play too. Lots for Offaly to be positive about despite the heartbreak of today, hurling needs a strong Offaly team a strong Offaly with their great colourful support wiring so much to the championship. Well done to Tipperary they hung in there and snatched it.

JimmyNail (Leitrim) - Posts: 182 - 03/07/2022 15:29:40    2429416

An embarrassing episode for the Association today. The people who appointed the ref should be held accountable for their decision.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1502 - 03/07/2022 15:30:18    2429417

I thought the ref by and large had a good game. But how often have we seen a ref give a red card, and then proceed to let the team down a player away with murder? There's a Phd waiting to be written by someone there. As people have pointed out there were at least 2 free-outs he was right beside but ignored. That said, Offaly shouldn't have needed his help. They had the game won in their heads and took the foot off the pedal, while Tipp responded magnificently to the sending off (another thing we've seen many a-time, with another Phd waiting to be written!).

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 03/07/2022 16:24:06    2429426

Offaly will be fairly sickened

skirge7 (UK) - Posts: 251 - 03/07/2022 16:36:57    2429430

How can you say they had match won in their heads? Ridiculous statement. They gave it everything, kept their discipline while Tipp behaved thuggishly. Ref made 2-3 incredibly basic errors that were crucial.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1502 - 03/07/2022 16:54:34    2429432

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2478 - 03/07/2022 17:10:43    2429437

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 03/07/2022 17:14:07    2429443

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2478 - 03/07/2022 17:18:23    2429447

Correct call by HQ to have that final in Nowlan Park, serious atmosphere that would be lost in Croke Park.

Hard luck to Offaly and congrats to Tipp on their smash and grab win.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3353 - 03/07/2022 17:31:49    2429454

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1664 - 03/07/2022 17:32:29    2429455