Brasa angry at SA''s controversial third goal

Published Tue, Mar 09 10 12:15 AM

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) India coach Jose Brasa today lashed at match officials for awarding the South Africans their third goal in a controversial manner in their 3-3 draw in a World Cup match here today. In the 46th minute of the last Pool B match, Sarvanjit Singh sounded the opposition goal but South Africa appealed for a foul inside the Indian striking circle and the field umpires referred the matter to the video umpire. To the shock of the Indians, the video umpire not only disallowed the Indian goal but also awarded a penalty corner in favour of South Africa who scored their goal from it. A fuming Brasa said at the first instance the foul was committed by a South African player by raising his stick high over Vikram Pillay''s head and then the umpires allowed the referral, long after the Indians had scored. "We were told at the meeting before the World Cup that the referral should be immediately after an alleged foul but South Africa did it after we counterattacked and scored. That is not fair," he said after the match. "Moreover, it was not a foul at all by the Indians and there should not have been a penalty corner. It was the South African player who was resorting to dangerous play by raising his stick high over Vikram Pillay and then hitting his stick. "The video umpire should have said that sorry your (South Africans'') appeal could not be upheld and so the Indian goal stands. But the South Africans were given their third goal," lamented the Spaniard.

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