Loughrea full-back Johnny Coen felt the decision to send off team mate Cullen Killeen in the latter stages of Sunday’s All-Ireland club senior hurling championship final was a harsh one.

The Loughrea midfielder was given his marching orders by referee Johnny Murphy in injury-time at Parnell Park after the Limerick official had deemed that he was guilty of a dangerous pull on Slaughtneil opponents Brendan Rogers.

Killeen now suspended for the All-Ireland final against Ballygunner on January 18th, with his club set to try and get the red card overturned, and speaking to RTE Sport after the game, Coen said he wasn’t the only one to feel that the decision was harsh.

"Everyone in the whole place was disgusted with the decision," he said.

On what he saw himself during the incident, the full-back stated: "I was tracking Chrissy McKaigue and, look, the game was up; we were 13 or 14 ahead at the time.

"It appeared that Brendan Rogers and him got into a bit of a scuffle, then went rolling, there seemed to be very little in it.

"Cullen put in a man of the match performance; he was outstanding and wears his heart on his sleeve.

"Yes, there was pushing and shoving and Brendan Rogers is a big guy, but for me and I'll say it again, there was very, very little in it."

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