The Right Result

January 2005, Old Trafford - Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

In an incident that will forever rankle with Spurs fans as it could have been said to have cost them a UEFA Cup spot that season, Pedro Mendes hit a cracking instinctive lob from fully 55 yards out that beat United keeper Roy Carroll. The linesman and referee Mark Clattenburg may well have been the only two people at Old Trafford that day who failed to spot the fact that the ball crossed the line by at least half a yard and declined to award the goal, denying Spurs their first league win at Old Trafford since 1989.

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10 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Sammy (Team - Spurs)  |  April 14th, 2007 at 10:19 am

    Possibly the most ridiculous decision that I can recall, as far as we’re concerned anyway. How the ref and the lino missed it is beyond comprehension.

  • 2. redhead (Team - Manchester United)  |  April 14th, 2007 at 10:21 am

    We lucked out here for sure! One good thing to come from it though was the departure of the utterly dreadful Roy Carroll as keeper.

  • 3. Buda (Team - Arsenal)  |  April 14th, 2007 at 10:27 am

    Sad for Spurs for sure ;-) Here’s a chance to see it again!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP0fNnXK-5I

  • 4. Iain  |  March 26th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    I think its a bit harsh to blame the ref and linesmen, they as everyone else were taken by surprise by the 50 yard lob. How could they have kept up with play.
    Rule is!! unsure if it crossed the line, don’t give it

  • 5. scott eaton  |  April 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    or more likely,if unsure give the decision Man Utds way!!!

  • 6. ref  |  April 21st, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    I wonder how many times you all had to sit there watching it and how slow you had to watch it to see that it was a goal??

    answers on a postcard please??

  • 7. empb  |  April 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    :) Watching it in Real Time it clearly was a goal and Spurs were indeed robbed that season (much like the season spurs myseriously got food poisoning, causing? them to lose at Fulham and gift Arsenal 4th place).

  • 8. Chris (Gooner)  |  May 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    empb//

    You lost to Fulham on the last day of that season? Not only poisoned by food, maybe you had a little bit too much alcohol in you since you were actually beaten by West Ham that day, while Arsenal beat Wigan at the same time… Oh, happy day!

  • 9. empb  |  May 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Same old gooners, always cheating…

  • 10. JK MUFC  |  May 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    5. scott eaton | April 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
    or more likely,if unsure give the decision Man Utds way!!!

    You think so? Like the 3 pens we should have had @ Blackburn?

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