Source: Team_Talk
Maloney: Referee got it right
Shaun Maloney insists he did not dive to win Celtic a match-winning penalty against Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday.[LNB] In the 73rd minute and with the SPL encounter goalless, the Parkhead striker went down in the box following a Steven Saunders challenge and referee Dougie McDonald pointed to the spot before showing the Motherwell player a red card.[LNB]Daryl Murphy converted the penalty to secure the three points and afterwards Well boss Craig Brown claimed that Maloney had gone down "very, very easily".[LNB]However, the Celtic star rejected Brown's analysis.[LNB]"I was running in on goal and I could see one of the defenders out the corner of my eye," Maloney told the Evening Times.[LNB]"I took a touch as I was preparing to shoot and there was definitely contact - and if the ball isn't taken then I think it is a pretty easy decision for the referee.[LNB]"There was certainly enough contact made to put me to ground.[LNB]"It all happened very quickly but I can only feel that it was a foul and that it was pretty evident."[LNB]
