Man Utd 0 Everton 0: Jagielka wins penalty lottery after Riley ignores trip

20 April 2009 03:41
There were six officials at Wembley and still they got the one key decision wrong. [LNB]Long before this mind-numbing war of attrition was reduced to a lottery, Manchester United had their claims for a perfectly good penalty ignored. [LNB]Just about every member of the largest crowd in FA Cup semi-final history saw Phil Jagielka send Danny Welbeck crashing to the ground in the 68th minute and so did an incensed Sir Alex Ferguson. [LNB]But on a weekend when a sixth official was named, somewhat controversially, by the FA, Mike Riley and his colleagues provided yet more ammunition for those who consider it more prudent to employ modern technology before extra bodies.[LNB] Ref rage: Rio Ferdinand is stunned by Riley's refusal to award United a penalty[LNB]A brave man at Soho Square could try telling Ferguson theopportunity probably would have been squandered anyway, in the absenceof anyone capable of actually scoring from 12 yards. [LNB] Manchester United v Everton: All the action as it unfolded at WembleyFever pitch: Wembley not fit for my stars to play on, blasts fuming FergieEVERTON FC

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