Media Balls: Harsh Spurs’ penalty equalises Arsenal’s offside goal
Media Balls: Arsenal draw 1-1 with Spurs in the Premier League.
Spurs scored from a penalty. Should it have been awarded?
BBC: “Koscielny was harshly penalised for a foul on Mousa Dembele in the box”
Spurs website: “…the excellent Mousa Dembele was brought down in the box by Laurent Koscielny.”
Arsenal website: “Dembele’s slaloming run into the box provoking a mistimed challenge from Koscielny.”
The Guardian: “This looks controversial as well. Dembele falls over just inside the box after a tackle from Koscielny, and Mark Clattenburg gives a penalty. Replays suggest it was a good decision.”
The Mirror: “A lazy, brainless challenge from Laurent Koscielny on the impressive Mousa Dembele resulted in a penalty.”
The Arsenal goal, scored by Tottenham’s Kevin Wilmer:
The Telegraph: “Spurs could rightly be aggrieved that at least two Arsenal players were offside when Ozil swung his set-piece in but the goal stood and Arsenal held the lead at the interval.”
The Guardian: “Arsenal’s pressure has told. Ozil’s inswinging free-kick is headed down into the corner of his own net by Kevin Wimmer. He was stretching towards his own goal, and had to do something with two Arsenal players behind him – but those two players were offside, so Spurs will feel pretty aggrieved.”
Sky: “Arsenal took the lead three minutes before half-time as Ozil’s free-kick was diverted by Wimmer’s head into his own goal, though the replays showed that Sanchez, who did not touch the ball but was arguably involved in play, was offside from the German’s cross.”
The Express: “Both Sanchez and Laurent Koscielny were in offside positions next to him but judged not to be interfering – as if the derby needed a bit of controversy to feed the emotions – and moments later an unseemly squabble led by Jan Vertonghen and Theo Walcott set things up nicely for the second half. At least referee Mark Clattenburg got the first big decision of the second period right – spotting Koscielny’s trip on Mousa Dembele just inside the area and pointing to the spot.”
Such are the facts.
Posted: 6th, November 2016 | In: Arsenal, Sports, Spurs Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
