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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Champions League Final - disappointment

Last night i had the fortune of watching the champion's league final between Arsenal and Barcelona, what promised to be a superb feast of attacking football unfortunately, due to some incompetent refereeing that was not the case! Why did the referee send Jens Lehman off and not let the goal stand (e.g. Liverpool vs. Chelsea) only he will know! He changed the nature of the game with hat decision obviously forcing Arsenal onto the back foot with only 10 men! The flair of Arsenal in essence was suppressed by this unfortunate decision (unlike the Barcelona supporters flairs that they chose to let off in the crowd!). Now we have to ask, why did UEFA choose a referee from Norway (whose league is a weak one) with little experience of administrating such a huge match? It is beside me, there were so many appalling decisions, more than you can count with one hand, which turned it into a bit of a joke! I do feel sorry for the referee in question, he did not make a mess of it on purpose, I'm sure he gave it his best shot! I just have to feel that UEFA failed to pick the right man for the job, and therefore should take responsibility for the poor show!

Come on UEFA, sort yourselves out!

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