03-05-2021, 09:48 AM
Try and put all allegiances aside when judging this...
At first I was outraged like most other Pompey fans but Close is clearly trying to head the ball when it skips off his brow into the path of Pigott. The linesman didn't see that but the ref was well-placed. I believe the interpretation of the law is whether the deflection is intentional. In this case I think it was, which makes it an infuriatingly correct decision by the ref.
I just hope we don't get a similar situation on Sunday.
At first I was outraged like most other Pompey fans but Close is clearly trying to head the ball when it skips off his brow into the path of Pigott. The linesman didn't see that but the ref was well-placed. I believe the interpretation of the law is whether the deflection is intentional. In this case I think it was, which makes it an infuriatingly correct decision by the ref.
I just hope we don't get a similar situation on Sunday.