Description of incident: Nevland and Samba were in a race for the ball as it bounced just inside the Blackburn penalty area. Nevland appeared to be reaching it first but he had done so by running across Samba's path and fell as though he had been pulled back. The ref was not impressed, no penalty given.
Date of Game: Sunday 17th January 2010
Home Team:
Blackburn Rovers | Away Team:
FulhamReferee: Kevin Friend | Linesman: Andy Halliday & Jeremy Simpson
Decision Type: Penalty | Verdict:
| Decision Difficulty: 2/5Affect on Result: If this & the offside had gone in Fulham's direction, they could have left with at least a point | Winner: Blackburn | Loser: Fulham
Players Involved: Christopher Samba (Blackburn) & Erik Nevland (Fulham)
Summary: This incident was similar to a number the penalty decisions seen in the Premiership this weekend; it was a soft challenge but if a player raises his arm across the chest of an opponent in his own penalty area, as Samba did here, he is asking for trouble. And if the player goes down, even if the touch is only minor, it has to be a penalty. The referee got this one wrong for me as well - no luck for Fulham today.
Cheers,
WB
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