When Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s last Premier League goal in the 99th minute against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, the record was broken.
The goal was vital for the Reds in the title fight and earned them an incredibly late win.
However, drama has resulted from a mistake made by match referee Paul Tierney.
James Yates booted Ibrahima Konate in the face, and Konate fell to the box. Play was halted as a result, and Notts Forest gained possession.
Law 8 in the FA’s Law of the Games on ‘The Start and Restart of Play’ states:
The ball is dropped for the defending team goalkeepering their penalty area if, when play was stopped:
- the ball was in the penalty area or
- the last touch of the ball was in the penalty area
In all other cases:
- the referee drops the ball for one player of the team that last touched the ball
Verdict: Because Konate (on the defending team) went down in the penalty area. Additionally, Liverpool should have been awarded a free kick for the high boot on Konate in the first place.
Gary Neville says he can’t understand the outrage over the late winner Darwin Nunez scored
Former Manchester United right defender Gary Neville expressed his perplexity with the response to Darwin Nunez’s game-winning goal on Saturday on a podcast.
“I saw Mike’s (Dean) interview before the game today where he described it as a ‘monumental error’,” Neville added. “After watching it, I’m positive that the guy from Nottingham Forest was just in possession and that they ought to have recovered the ball.
“However, the goal was scored exactly fifty seconds later—two minutes is an eternity in sports. The idea that it’s a huge mistake because the judgement was made based on a mistake in the law is understandable, but I feel like we’re inflating what would normally be considered a routine mistake that happens once a year and calling it a major event.
The owner on the pitch’s side and the absurdities of Mark Clattenberg are something I cannot have and will never accept. I believe we are going too far and encouraging more animosity towards officials, which could turn dangerous.
“In the past two years, referees have been attacked. If the referee’s decision came five or ten seconds after the goal, you would be furious. However, if the decision came one minute fifty seconds before the goal, you cannot complain about it.
“It’s a mistake, no question about it; Forest should have had the ball and the game’s pattern would have changed, but we can’t be certain Liverpool wouldn’t have scored on the other end.” Right now, Liverpool has a certain quality and momentum that suggest something is going to happen.”
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