Sentences with phrase «controversial penalty in the first»

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Arsenal had watched four months earlier as Manchester United put an end to Arsenal's 49 - game unbeaten streak at Old Trafford, as the Red Machine used a controversial van Nistelrooy penalty and a second goal from Wayne Rooney to put the first dent in the Arsenal armour in more than 18 months.

But the plucky Irish gave as good as they got in the first leg and were only beaten by a very controversial penalty decision.

The problem is that Switzerland only escaped past Northern Ireland on a controversial penalty, after failing to score in the first leg of the matchup.

A controversial penalty from Arturo Vidal helped Juventus beat Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash Continue reading →

The second half began and again we didn't have that much control, we began to get a edge over Villa but it was quickly set back when they were awarded another controversial penalty, in which Koscielny picked up his first yellow card.

For once a referee's poor decision - making did not cost us three points and if the winner was controversial because of an alleged handball by Sam Vokes, then it was no more than Burnley deserved on the night, having peppered the Leicester goal with 24 shots, had 60 % of the possession, and had a nailed on penalty claim (maybe two) ignored in the first half, Mike Dean showing again that with him it is pot luck whether or not any team is awarded a penalty.