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ARMENIA PROTEST TO UEFA OVER RED CARD
Irish Times
Oct 13 2011
Soccer: Armenia have filed an official protest to Uefa over what
they believe were wrong decisions by the referee in their Euro 2012
qualifying defeat in Dublin and are looking to have goalkeeper Roman
Berezovsky's red card rescinded.
Armenia needed to win their final Group B qualifier to finish second
and make the play-offs but they lost 2-1 at the Aviva Stadium on
Tuesday after their Berezovsky was sent off by Spanish referee Eduardo
Gonzalez after 26 minutes.
Berezovsky was dismissed for handball outside his area but TV replays
clearly showed he chested the ball clear.
FFA chief Ruben Airapetyan told reporters the Armenians want European
soccer's governing body to cancel Berezovsky's red card rather than
punish the referee.
TV replays also showed the referee allowed play to continue after it
appeared Ireland striker Simon Cox did handle the ball moments before
Berezovsky was wrongly adjudged to have done so. He later sent off
Ireland's Kevin Doyle after the striker received two yellow cards.
Airapetyan dismissed any conspiracy theory after some Armenian fans
suggested Uefa was trying to give Ireland an advantage to balance
out France striker Thierry Henry's infamous handball that cost them
the chance of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals.
"Trust me, I would never think or believe that it would be possible
for Uefa to give such instructions to the referee," he added.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/1013/1224305731390.html
Irish Times
Oct 13 2011
Soccer: Armenia have filed an official protest to Uefa over what
they believe were wrong decisions by the referee in their Euro 2012
qualifying defeat in Dublin and are looking to have goalkeeper Roman
Berezovsky's red card rescinded.
Armenia needed to win their final Group B qualifier to finish second
and make the play-offs but they lost 2-1 at the Aviva Stadium on
Tuesday after their Berezovsky was sent off by Spanish referee Eduardo
Gonzalez after 26 minutes.
Berezovsky was dismissed for handball outside his area but TV replays
clearly showed he chested the ball clear.
FFA chief Ruben Airapetyan told reporters the Armenians want European
soccer's governing body to cancel Berezovsky's red card rather than
punish the referee.
TV replays also showed the referee allowed play to continue after it
appeared Ireland striker Simon Cox did handle the ball moments before
Berezovsky was wrongly adjudged to have done so. He later sent off
Ireland's Kevin Doyle after the striker received two yellow cards.
Airapetyan dismissed any conspiracy theory after some Armenian fans
suggested Uefa was trying to give Ireland an advantage to balance
out France striker Thierry Henry's infamous handball that cost them
the chance of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals.
"Trust me, I would never think or believe that it would be possible
for Uefa to give such instructions to the referee," he added.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2011/1013/1224305731390.html