Coleman fuming after last-gasp loss

17 January 2010 10:15
Pablo Counago netted the Tractor Boys' winner seven minutes into stoppage time - despite the fact only four were due to be played.[LNB]Incredibly, Coventry had equalised in the sixth added minute and thought they had nicked a point - only for the hosts to win with virtually the last kick of the game.[LNB]Sky Blues boss Coleman fumed: "Let's get it right. There shouldn't have been enough time for us to get the equaliser.[LNB]"The referee's assistant put four minutes up. We scored in the sixth added minute, so where have the extra two come from?[LNB]"We then ended up playing over seven minutes. There's no consistency.[LNB]"Just because he's made a mistake in letting us get an equaliser he didn't need to make another one to even it up.[LNB]"Two wrongs don't make a right.[LNB]"It's bizarre and I'm disappointed, because we've scored three late goals in a week.[LNB]"I'll get into trouble for walking onto the pitch and airing my views, because you're not allowed to do that any more.[LNB]"But what's going to be done about an extra three minutes? I can't catch my breath.[LNB]"If I'm called up in front of the FA then good, because I wouldn't mind a little chat with them."[LNB]Prior to the late drama, it looked like Ipswich were on course for a 2-1 success.[LNB]They had fallen behind inside three minutes when Clinton Morrison fired in off the right-hand post after great work by Sammy Clingan and Freddy Eastwood.[LNB]But Town equalised when Stern John nodded home a cross by Liam Rosenior.[LNB]They grabbed their second seven minutes into the second half when Jack Colback slotted home following brilliant play by Jon Walters and Grant Leadbitter.[LNB]City's Richard Wood appeared to have nicked a point with a late leveller for the Sky Blues when his looping header dropped inside the far post.[LNB]However, Counago muted their celebrations by lifting the ball over goalkeeper Kieren Westwood after great build-up play by Jaime Peters and Walters.[LNB]Town boss Roy Keane said: "I had no issue with the time being added on.[LNB]"When they say four minutes it's a minimum of four minutes.[LNB]"Even if the game had finished 2-2 I wouldn't have been complaining about the officials - far from it.[LNB]"I've said it before but you play to the whistle. I've been taught that since I was six or seven years of age.[LNB]"Anyone who's going to complain about that is out of order."[LNB]Keane added: "We had the game won, threw it away and then managed to nick it at the end.[LNB]"Ultimately, though, we got what we deserved.[LNB]"We played some decent stuff and Pablo's finish at the end was worthy of winning most games."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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