http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes, has criticized the match referee for awarding an unfair penalty against his side in their 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The Merseyside outfit went ahead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Fellaini-c24295 and had the champions on the ropes during the first period.
However, the hosts were awarded a penalty kick under dubious circumstances, as referee apparently penalized Fellaini for tucking Edin Dzeko inside the box from a corner kick. The replays, though, suggested that there was very little in the challenge and
that both the players were involved in a physical battle to win the ball.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez converted from the ensuing spot kick to get the Eastlanders level on terms, with neither teams being able to get on the scoresheet after the restart.
The draw pushed the Toffees down to the sixth place in the EPL’s pecking order. They now have 23 points from their 15 matches and lag behind fourth-ranked Tottenham Hotspur by 3 points.
On the other hand, the result kept the Citizens at the second spot, but allowed leaders Manchester United to stretch their lead to 3 points at the top of the table. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s men are yet to end up on the losing side this campaign.
Anyhow, the Goodison Park chief was critical of the match referee for swinging the balance of the game in City’s favour by awarding a wrong penalty.
The Scott pointed out that City had received a lot of decisions in their favour in their last couple of home matches. He also revealed that the fourth official later informed him that it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leon-Osman-c22041, not Fellaini, who was penalized for pushing one of
the hosts’ players.
“It is not a penalty kick,” he told the reporters.
“You can’t be giving ones like that. There’d be a penalty every time there’s a corner kick. The fourth official told me that it was given for a foul by Leon Osman, so I’ve got my doubts if the referee saw the incident.”
“But even if it was Fellaini, it’s not a penalty kick, nowhere near. They say it levels itself out. We’ll see.”
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