28.1.10

Porstmouth Vs West Ham | Boateng elbow on Tomkins


Description of incident: In the build up to Portsmouth's equaliser, Boateng beat James Tomkins to the ball but in the process sent Tomkins to the ground clutching his head. The ref waved play on and allowed Portsmouth to score.

Date of Game: Tuesday 26th January 2010

Home Team: Portsmouth | Away Team: West Ham

Referee: Andre Marriner | Linesman: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey

Decision Type: Free kick | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 5/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Porstmouth | Loser: West Ham

Players Involved: Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth) & James Tomkins (West Ham)

Summary: Zola was incensed that the free kick was not given for an elbow by Boateng on Tomkins. Unfortunately, I've only seen one camera angle of it and it wasn't that great. Based on the evidence I've seen, this was not a foul, Boateng only had eyes for the ball. The ref got it right.

Cheers,
WB


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