Description of incident: Chelsea were given a free kick on the edge of the Hull City penalty area. During the lining up of the wall & free kick, the Hull players were clearly communicating with Mark Clattenburg. Stephen Hunt approached him to discuss something and, shortly after he retreated, the ref blew his whistle; Drogba duly dispatched the ball into the bottom corner. There were strong complaints from Hull, involving Myhill running outside his box to speak to the ref. It later transpired that the Hull players had believed it may have been an indirect free kick, which they were trying to ascertain from Clattenburg prior to the kick being taken. Their complaint was that this message hadn't reached Myhill by the time the kick was taken. It was all too late and the goal had been given.
Date of Game: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Home Team:
Hull City | Away Team:
ChelseaReferee: Mark Clattenburg | Linesman: Darren Cann & Scott Ledger
Decision Type: Free kick | Verdict:
| Decision Difficulty: 1/5Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Chelsea | Loser: Hull City
Players Involved: Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Boaz Myhill & Stephen Hunt (Hull City)
Summary: The complaint from Hull's players is absolutely ridiculous. If it had have been an indirect free kick, the referee would have had his arm raised. He didn't therefore it is a direct free kick. This is basic football; they have every right to clarify this verbally with the referee but he does not have to wait until they have passed this news around every member of the team before allowing the kick to be taken. Phil Brown got it right when asked about this post match when he said regardless of anything else, their defending was awful and this is what allowed the goal. Right decision, goal given.
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