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Aidan O'Shea tricks the referee into awarding Mayo a crucial penalty with blatant dive

And it ended Fermanagh’s summer.

MAYO SURVIVED A real scare in Castlebar this afternoon as they eventually saw off a spirited Fermanagh outfit – but they had a controversial decision to thank for decisively swinging the result in their favour.

Trailing by a point with six minutes remaining, Kevin McLoughlin launched a ball into the square, only for Aidan O’Shea to go down under the challenge of Che Cullen.

Referee Joe McQuillan pointed straight to the spot but replays clearly show there was little or no contact and O’Shea blatantly dived.

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Cillian O’Connor converted from the spot and the home side went onto record a 2-14 to 1-12 win and advance to the next round of the qualifiers.

Speaking to RTÉ afterwards, Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath expressed his frustration at the decision. He labelled it as ‘as an incredibly soft penalty’.

It’s fair to say that wasn’t Aidan O’Shea’s finest moment.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 11:51 AM

    Huge achievement for Touhy. A win tomorrow against Port, will put them 2nd on the ladder. At the way he’s playing, hes in line to make the All-Australian team this season.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 3:54 PM

    @John Paul: I reckon he will go past the 246 total of the Legend Jim Stynes,he’s been an outstanding player for the Cars this year and he’s in their leadership group for a reason.

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    Mute Bunny Johnson
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    Aug 13th 2020, 7:59 PM

    @John Paul: no Huge achievement for Tuohy. Why does everyone misspell this. He’s earned the correct spelling. Fair play.

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    Aug 14th 2020, 2:38 AM

    @Bunny Johnson: Oh shut up complaining

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    Aug 13th 2020, 12:17 PM

    Stynes is an AFL legend, very highly regarded over here. Was a gentleman too , done great work with the GAA and irish communities over here. Touhy is doing very well for himself, has adapted well and is a genuinely great player.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 12:33 PM

    @rocks0769: agreed. Anyone who hasn’t seen it the RTÉ Documentary on Jim Stynes is an incredibly powerful watch. It’s on YouTube “Every Heart Beats True: The Jim Stynes Story”

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    Mute Bunny Johnson
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    Aug 13th 2020, 8:01 PM

    @rocks0769: Tuohy. Again, why does everyone misspell this.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 8:53 PM

    @5☆Fily: cheers, I haven’t seen that. Will look it up tonight.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 11:27 AM

    Dont follow AFL a great deal, but i assume it is very achievable for Touhy to break Stynes’ record. Is that the case?

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    Aug 13th 2020, 12:22 PM

    @Gareth Ward: Big ask, but it’s doable.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 8:01 PM

    @Gareth Ward: Tuohy not Touhy.

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    Aug 13th 2020, 12:35 PM

    Jim styles ????! Jim Stynes im guessing is who youre trying to write about ?!

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