Westmeath and Fermanagh's National Football League Division 3 clash finished in a draw at Cusack Park on Sunday.
Though, Fermanagh were aggrieved as a Sean Quigley point which appeared to go over the bar was waved wide by the umpire.
A Luke Loughlin point drew Westmeath level midway through the second half, but then Darragh McGurn put Fermanagh ahead 0-11 to 1-7. Quigley's shot followed, and would have increased Fermanagh's advantage to two points.
The game finished 1-9 to 0-12, a draw which leaves Fermanagh in fifth in Division 3 on six points and Westmeath in fourth on seven points.
In a tight division, five teams - Louth, Limerick, Antrim, Westmeath and Fermanagh - are all in the hunt for promotion to Division 2, and so a guaranteed spot to play for Sam Maguire rather than the Tailteann Cup.
Sean Quigley point incorrectly waved wide in Westmeath vs Fermanagh
Here is the clear evidence of the score @TheSundayGame @Joanne_Cantwell @SportsJOEdotie @SmallerFishGAA @BBCSport @impartialrep @Ferm_Herald @RTEsport @RTEmcbennettd pic.twitter.com/2nb2BWlUpt
— Ger Treacy (@ger_treacy) March 20, 2022
"We can all talk about human error but in this case there was the referee, the linesman and the two umpires looking at it," Kerry great Pat Spillane said on League Sunday.
"I feel sorry for Fermanagh, they have never won a provincial title. They play Tyrone in the [Ulster] preliminary [round] and the chances of them winning are probably slim against the All-Ireland champions. Their best chance of playing in the All-Ireland Championship this year is to get into Division 2.
"If they won today instead of drawing and then beat Limerick in their last game and get promoted, they would probably be in the last-16 for Sam Maguire.
"Because of that mistake, because of human error, they could be deprived of the chance of being in the last-16 teams in the country to play for the Sam Maguire. That's wrong. It's a shame that human error could cost the team that place."
The panel on the Sean Quigley point that wasn't as Fermanagh drew with Westmeath in their Division 3 encounter in Mullingar #rtegaa #AllianzLeagueSunday pic.twitter.com/SBYADoal2e
— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) March 20, 2022
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