May 18, 2006
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Unfair
Though I do not normally, like Arsenal or ever claim to enjoy watching them play football, cause I don’t like that team on man principals. They were representing England in the Champions League Final in France and for that, I will put 100% behind them to win. That is why I feel they were unjustly robbed of the title last night when they had to play 70 minutes of the match with one man down, because the referee sent of German #1 Jens Lehmann, because of a dubious tackle just outside the penalty box.
I do feel that it warranted a free kick or something, there was a really quick goal that followed the tackle and the referee should have just allowed the goal and played on. However instead of that, at 19mins, the referee sent off Lehmann. In other words, for the rest of the game, they would have to play with one less midfielder and their second string goalkeeper.
Now, again, if this were a league match, I would have cheered like mad. But this is a London team who deserved to be in the Final. They played hard, and they kept 11 clean sheets on their way to the final. You don’t send off a player that early in the game. Just give him the yellow.
That sending off was what eventually did them in. But not before a bunch of other dubious calls by the referee which pisses both sides off. Who probably was one of the worst referees in the history of Champions League Finals ever.
Though Arsenal took the lead first at the 37th, minute it was because of an apparent minimal contact fall by one of Arsenal’s players. Instead Arsenal took the free kick and unbelievably, the 10 men were leading first, on a glorious Sol Campbell header.
Arsenal bravely kept on to that slim one goal lead for the next 55mins before, Samuel Eto’O and Juliano Belletti finished the game off in a span 4 mins. It was a disappointing Final.
Sometimes in football you just need a bit of luck and this time, Barcelona got it all. Almost every goal that happened was preceded by a bad call from the referee or linesman. Only Belletti’s winning goal was a valid and legal goal.
Arsenal played their hearts out, and was the better team, even with 10 men. Who know what would have happened with 11 men, and in Thierry not missing the sitters which he did miss a few BTW…
Sigh… another day another time, ANOTHER FUCKING REFEREE…
Unjust…
Jonathan Out!
Comments (1)
well.. i have to give some credit to barca too.. but yeah. that ref’s got some problems. i hope he’s not reffing at the world cup.. the eto’o goal didn’t look too bad.. i can accept that one.. it was just playing with 10 men wore out arsenal
it was hard to choose sides.. i enjoy watching henry.. but barca is probably my fav spanish team.. it just would’ve been an overall more entertaining game if it were even strength, no matter which way it went.. too bad we couldn’t see much magic from ronaldinho (i like that guy)