Source: PA
Cotterill bemoans late spot-kick
Portsmouth manager Steve Cotterill was angry with referee Gavin Ward's decision to award QPR a last-minute penalty after the 1-1 draw at Fratton Park.
Liam Lawrence had put the home side ahead from the spot at the second time of asking after Matt Connolly was sent off for bringing down Dave Kitson in the area.
Then, in stoppage time, Lawrence was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area, earning a second yellow card and allowing Tommy Smith to score from the spot to keep QPR top of the npower Championship.
Cotterill said: "Liam has a ball mark (on his chest). The only thing he hasn't got is `Mitre' written on him. It's not even a small ball mark. It's a whole ball, so that's probably why he got frustrated and got sent off.
"I thought the game was too much for the officials - all of them. They should have put an experienced ref in for the game - a big game like that in front of a big crowd. Whoever sorted out the ref has missed a trick.
"Liam has a ball mark and it's still red."
