Venue: The Showgrounds, Sligo Town
Score: Sligo 2 - 1 Limerick
Limerick Goal Scored By: Paddy Purcell
About the "penalty" incident:
Limerick won a free kick just inside their own half but just as they were about to take the kick, referree, Paul Duddy's attention was drawn to an incident in the Rover's penalty area in which a Limerick-man was grounded in the box. He consulted with the linesman who identified Rovers' centre-half Jim Sheridan, as the culprit and Sheridan promptly got his marching orders.
Worse was to follow however, as Diddy bizarrely then pointed to the spot for a Limerick penalty. The ground erupted in protest, and fortunately so did the referee's assistant on the stand side of the ground who reminded Duddy that he could not award a penalty after the ball had gone dead for another offence. He duly pointed back to where the Limerick-men had lined up the free prompting a triade of abuse from Limerick players.
