Tuesday 3 April 2012

WAS BJORN KUIPERS RIGHT TO HAVE AWARDED BARCELONA THE SECOND PENALTY AGAINST MILAN?

Bjorn Kuipers,the referee at the centre of action between Barcelona and Milan awarded a controversial spotkick for an action that is rarely penalised. During the course of the match,Barcelona were awarded two penalties,the first one which is acceptable but the second one is what i termed a ludicrous decision. Though Allesandra Nesta was pulling Sergio Busquet's shirt as the corner was being delivered but the contact no where near the ball,and it can be safely assumed that Busquet never had a chance of impacting the play. Carles Puyol was also infringing on Nesta which could have easily resulted into a foul against the Barcelona man,only Kuipers can explain the basis behind all of his calls in the encounter. Zlantan Ibrahimovic said in his post-match interview"The game is not about the man in green.Its a disgrace!.I couldn't believe he called a penalty when the ball wasn't in play.It seems like UEFA wants a certain two teams in the champions league final.Now i understand how Jose Mourinho fells everytime he comes to Camp Nou".The referee decision has casted a shadow upon the biggest game of this quaterfinal round. And finally and most notably,shirt pulling is an offence that is punishable with a foul but based on the precedent of thousands upon thousands of cornerkicks delivered this campaign in which no penalty was given,Milan and their fans can definately say that they were robbed.Barcelona also had their share at the sansiro but that does not justifies referee Bjorn Kuiper's decision. My question,is UEFA really giving Barcelona unfair advantage or the referee was simply poor?.Milan and their fans should accept the outcome as did chelsea,arsenal and madrid all accepted during their time.

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