ASTON VILLA v MIDDLESBROUGH - The Youngs one
Wednesday 12 March 2008
Due to an incident that was as much Gordon Bennett as it was Steve Bennett, Middlesbrough were denied a deserved and vital victory at Aston Villa. Boro’s Luke Young threw himself full-length at Ashley Young’s fierce strike and, with the right-back facing away from the ball, it struck him on the back before deflecting on to his elbow. The erroneous penalty award has moved the normally mild-mannered Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate to seek clarification from referee’s chief Keith Hackett. The former Villa skipper observed: “The shot is hit from only a couple of yards away and I don’t see the handball is anything but involuntary.” It was the 13th Right Result ruling at Villa Park this season and certainly unlucky for the visitors.
The Right Result is a 1-0 win for Middlesbrough.
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1. nest006 (Team - Middlesbrough) | March 13th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Steve Bennett knows he made a mistake with this decision, but he is a “homer” who was looking for any excuse to let Villa back into the game. Very annoying, as those two stolen points are crucial.
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