Australians not happy with Ref

Koen Freriks

19 juni 2006, 12:13

Australia's players struggled to disguise their frustration at a series of refereeing decisions that went against them in Sunday's World Cup 2-0 Group F loss to Brazil.

Midfielder Brett Emerton was booked for dissent after a seemingly timid challenge on Roberto Carlos then striker Harry Kewell exchanged words with German referee Markus Merk after the fulltime whistle.

"It's frustrating when you go out there and play so well against the world champions and you come off losing when you think you should have come off with something," Kewell told reporters.

"But at the end of the day he refereed the game how he wanted and he did a good job. You can't complain because he's the referee on the day. It was a hard match to referee."

Several other players, including the captain Mark Viduka, also vented their exasperation as the referee awarded 25 fouls against them and just nine against Brazil.

"What can I say, the referee's always right even when he's not right," said defender Vince Grella

It's showtime! Wed €10 en scoor €50 aan free bets!

Wat kost gokken jou? Stop op tijd, 24+

Officiële tickets voor Europese topwedstrijden koop je veilig en vertrouwd bij FCUpdate.nl

Ticketshop

Lees ook:

Van 't Schip kan Viduka niet overhalen

do 11 feb. 2010, 10:34
do 11 feb. 2010, 10:34

Viduka (33) keert terug naar Australië

za 12 sep. 2009, 10:26
za 12 sep. 2009, 10:26

Verbeek: "Deur blijft open voor Viduka"

wo 12 aug. 2009, 10:02
wo 12 aug. 2009, 10:02

Mark Viduka

0 reacties

Interessant

Reageren

Reacties

Je moet ingelogd zijn om een reactie te kunnen plaatsen.

Inloggen

Australians not happy with Ref

It's showtime! Wed €10 en scoor €50 aan free bets!