Controversy In Donegal Championship As 16th Player Scores Decisive Point

There was a shock result in the Donegal Senior Football Championship last night, with defending champions St Eunan's exiting the competition after an extra-time defeat against Termon in their preliminary quarter-final meeting.

These two sides had only met as recently last week. On that occasion, St Eunan's would run out as three-point winners in the group fixture.

However, the result would be reversed in this match. Termon emerged victorious by the smallest of margins, winning 1-16 to 0-18 after extra-time.

This was their first ever championship victory over St Eunan's, but some doubt has now emerged as to whether the result will be allowed to stand.

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Enda McCormick would get a key score for Termon against St Eunan's, putting them two points up towards the end of extra-time. He had only just been introduced as a substitute, but it seems as though that may have resulted in his team having an extra man on the pitch.

Cahair O'Kane of the Irish News has suggested that an appeal could be in the offing, as Termon looked to briefly have 16 players on the field.

In the incident in question, the Termon player that was substituted was still slowly making their way off the pitch as McCormick scored the point. You can see the point in question at 4:11 in the video below.

With St Eunan's getting a point back soon after, this score would prove to be the winning of the game.

If this is proven to be the case, St Eunan's would be within their rights to appeal the result. We could then see a potential replay should the decision go their way.

This is not the only controversial result on the club scene in recent weeks. The Mayo Intermediate Championship game between Hollymount Carramore and Kilmaine was the subject of an appeal due to the incorrect awarding of a two-point score, something that would see the former eliminated from the competition.