Eamonn Fitzmaurice believes Kerry’s contentious buzzer-beating winner against Roscommon was the right call.

Teenager Tomás Kennedy punched over the winning point in Killarney just as the hooter sounded as the All-Ireland champions came from seven points down to snatch a victory they scarcely deserved. Under new rules, the hooter signals the end of the game rather than when the ball goes out of play.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Allianz League Sunday, former FRC member Fitzmaurice felt the decision to award the point was the right one, but argued that the free that led to it could have gone Roscommon’s way.

"There were borderline fouls, a foul by Dylan Casey. Was Senan Lambe fouled when he was on the ball? Then we looked at the way Lambe kicks up, the way his left leg comes up at Casey,” the 2014 All-Ireland SFC winning Kerry manager commented.

"The free was given. And then we had Tomás Kennedy's buzzer-beater score.

"The ball barely left his hand when the hooter sounded. Kerry got the benefit of the doubt today.

"Technically, it was the correct call but I wouldn't have been surprised if the free had gone the other way in the first place."

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