Southgate rues bad breaks

12 May 2009 08:33
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate felt his side did not have the rub of the green as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to Newcastle. Habib Beye`s own goal put Boro ahead at St James` Park, but Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands turned it around to move the Magpies out of the bottom three, but leave the visitors in deep trouble. Southgate said: "For them to lose in manner we did having gone ahead is very difficult for all of us to take. It's a tough evening for everyone associated with our football club. "The players gave everything, but unfortunately, key events on the night went against us. "The second goal, looking at the television pictures, I thought at the time it was a foul on [Robert] Huth by Viduka, but it was also offside. "It then dropped straight to their guy - they are key things and unfortunately, they didn't go for us."

Source: Eurosport