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Diarmuid Masterson pictured in action for Dromard against Longford Slashers opponent Cian O Nuallain in the recent SFC Group B clash at Monaduff Photo: Syl Healy
Mullinalaghta have been awarded the win against Carrickedmond in the current Senior Football Championship controversy following the unanimous decision by the Longford CCC.
Thus St Columba's top the group and a subsequent change to the original quarter-finals which are fixed for next weekend.
Dromard now play Killoe in the last 8 while Carrick exit the championship but are set to lodge an appeal and a delay in the progress of the Connolly Cup is looking unavoidable.
To make matters worse for Carrickedmond, they are now scheduled to meet Longford Slashers in an ‘extra’ relegation play-off as both clubs finished deadlock on four points in the table and cannot be separated with their clash in the group stage ending in a draw and identical scores.
The winners play Kenagh and the losers meet Mostrim to determine which two clubs are demoted to the Intermediate Championship.
The St Columba’s case was dealt with on Friday night in the Secretary’s office in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park and lasted over 3 hours in a bid to sort out the dilemma that is threatening to throw the major competition into disarray.
A counter appeal from Carrickedmond was also heard on Friday night so the entire affair is likely to drag on in the quest to break the deadlock.
Representatives from both clubs involved were in attendance at the hearing with St Columba’s adamant that they won the recent Group B clash at Leo Casey Park by a point, 2-12 to 2-11.
However, referee David Tiernan deemed on that dramatic evening in Ballymahon that the crunch fixture in the so called ‘group of death’ ended in a draw (2-12 to 2-12) but noted at the bottom of his report to the County Board that the scoreline should have stated: 2-12 to 2-11, and thus a win for Mullinalaghta.
The revised Peter Hanley SFC quarter-finals are as follows:
Saturday 14 September
Glennon Brothers Pearse Park: Killoe Emmet Og v Dromard, 4.45pm
Glennon Brothers Pearse Park: Clonguish v Colmcille, 6.15pm
Senior Football Championship Relegation Play-Off
Monaduff: Carrickedmond Longford Slashers, 8.15pm
Sunday 15 September
Peter Hanley Motors SFC Quarter-Finals
Glennon Brothers Pearse Park: Mullinalaghta St. Columba’s v St. Mary’s Granard, 3.30pm
Glennon Brothers Pearse Park: Rathcline v Abbeylara 5.15pm
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