'To admit it, both of them were at it'
, the reigning champs were leading by a point. Play had just broken into the Dublin half when David Clifford hit the deck.Referee David Gough blew for a free in to The Kingdom and Sean Ó Sé would have been faced with a close-range effort to put his side two clear. As Gough jogged closer to the scene of the crime, Mick Fitzsimons was irate, and was insisting it was he that was fouled.
Up in the commentary gantry, former Kerry player and manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice commented:Over on the BBC, meanwhile, Gough's decision to split the difference and reverse the free awarded to Clifford got the approval of their commentary team. To make matters worse for Kerry, Dublin won that hop ball and broke up the field. Within a matter of 30 seconds from Gough throwing the ball in, Paul Mannion was arrowing a point over the bar and the scores were level.
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