Replying To sligo joe: "Certainly Ballinderry should have played the ball forward and if they did they "probably" would be champions today. However if the referee had gotten the call right and correctly given a free out then Ballinderry would definitely be champions today. Just because Ballinderry lost the ball through their own fault does not mean the Crossmolina player can charge straight into the goalie and not be penalised. Surely the ref should have consulted with his umpires."
Yes I agree he def should have consulted his umpires.
I would add that he may still have come up with the same decision of penalty (rightly or wrongly)
My opinion remains however that it should never have got to that stage and Ballinderry unfortunately only have themselves to blame.