‘Worst GAA decision in 40 years’ – Umpires miss clear goal by Wexford goalkeeper

Luckily, this screw-up didn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Offaly led Wexford by two points at half-time of their Senior Hurling Championship qualifier but they should have been a point behind. After a decent start, Wexford were awarded a 23rd minute penalty. Their goalkeeper, Mark Fanning, jogged up to take it and duly obliged with a crisp connection. However, the umpires and match officials ALL transpired to miss it. Offaly were eager to continue but Fanning was absolutely livid. He had a point. As you can see from the still image, above, the sliotar cracks off the back stanchion before coming out. https://twitter.com/OfficialWexGAA/status/749262982975197184 Fanning wheeled away in celebration but was perplexed by the non awarding of the goal. A couple of his teammates protested but not loudly enough. RTE's Robbie Irwin spoke with Fanning as he left the field, at half-time, and he was adamant he had scored. He was correct. Former Cork hurler Tomas Mulcahy declared the non-goal, "The worst decision in 40 years." https://twitter.com/Kellyjohn85/status/749264933859328001 https://twitter.com/NathanKelly_/status/749264202158731264 https://twitter.com/finbarrc/status/749263523625177088 There will be huge repercussions from this cock-up but, thankfully, it didn't affect the result as Wexford took a 1-21 to 1-13 victory.