The GAA has received a report from Hawk-Eye following the errors which arose in last weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Galway and Derry, but won’t make a call on its use for Sunday’s hurling final until later in the week.
The score-detection system ruled a legitimate score by Shane Walsh as wide, despite the Galway attacker’s ’45 going between the posts at the Hill 16 end of Croke Park.
Referee Brendan Crawley and his team of match officials were made aware of the error at half-time and, following discussions with the GAA’s Director of Games Administration Feargal McGill, the scoreboard was updated to 0-4 apiece for the start of the second half.
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It is understood that, after being made aware of the fact that Walsh’s effort should have been awarded, Galway told the officials they wouldn’t return for the second half unless the score was given.
The Tribesmen went on to book their place in the All-Ireland final with two goals from Damien Comer giving them a 2-8 to 1-6 victory over the Ulster champions.
However, Hawk-Eye was stood down for the second half and wasn’t used for Kerry’s dramatic 1-14 to 1-13 win over Dublin on Sunday.
The issue with the system only affected the Hill 16 posts and the GAA are confident that Hawk-Eye was correct in ruling an effort by Derry’s Conor Glass in the first half as a wide.
The report from Hawk-Eye also clarified that no historical issues have arisen, but the GAA won’t make a decision on its use for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC final between Limerick and Kilkenny until later in the week.
In a statement, the association said: "The GAA can confirm that a full report into the issues relating to problems with the score detection technology in use in Croke Park last weekend has been received from Hawk-Eye
"A combination of unrelated issues, including minor hardware failures, led to an erroneous finding for a score towards the end of the first half of the first GAA Football semi-final, which was promptly queried by match officials who subsequently took the decision to award the score.
"Full end to end testing of the system will take place this week, after which a final decision will be made as to the deployment of the system for Sunday’s GAA Hurling Final.
"Hawk-Eye have also confirmed that there were no historical issues with the system and that the problems experienced relate to last Saturday only and specifically to the Hill 16 end goal for that specific moment in time.
"The GAA is to undertake a full review of its own protocols relating to when and how the system should be stood down if similar challenges are to arise in the future."
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