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Tonights footie

JohnnyH

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I think it was terrible refereeing for Porto's second.

Much as I like to laugh at Arsenal (and particularly at Wenger losing it) the ref well and truly shafted them there.

Firstly the goalkeeper starts back peddling with the ball to try and get into position, but the ref demands the ball from him to allow the kick to be taken immediately, before Fabianski has even been able to get in position. Then the ref's arm goes up for it to be taken after the Porto player first touches it on to the scorer.

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I think it was terrible refereeing for Porto's second.

Much as I like to laugh at Arsenal (and particularly at Wenger losing it) the ref well and truly shafted them there.

Firstly the goalkeeper starts back peddling with the ball to try and get into position, but the ref demands the ball from him to allow the kick to be taken immediately, before Fabianski has even been able to get in position. Then the ref's arm goes up for it to be taken after the Porto player first touches it on to the scorer.

 

Porto are allowed to elect to take the kick early, which they were clearly trying to do, so the ref was correct to demand the ball back, and they were entitled to take it quickly. Fair play to them as they spotted the oppertunity and went for it.

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I saw the refs hand go up after the goal was scored. I thought that was to indicate that Porto scored, not that the free kick was ready to be taken. What are the rules on this? Anyone?

 

Nope, the hand went up before the goal was scored, between the pass and the shot. It stayed up as, and after, the 'goal' went in.

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Absolutely. The Arsenal players should have been racing back but they all stood still.

 

Maybe, and Campbell should have done more (nobody else stood a chance of doing something about it), but if he'd have tried to block the pass no doubt the ref would have blown up for that and booked him.

 

In that scenario, however much within the rules (though I'm still not sure about the ref putting his hand up after the kick had been taken), it was a ridiculously 'unfair' advantage given to Porto.

 

edit: of course the ref would have put his hand up to signal the indirect free kick but I still think the Arsenal players stood little chance.

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