Leicester City decision earns Southampton an apology after mistake admitted

Leicester City decision earns Southampton an apology after mistake admitted

Russell Martin, the manager of Saints, has stated that his team was apologetic for a refereeing error during their 3-2 loss to Leicester City at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton boss Russell Martin has revealed that he received an apology from the referees’ body over a decision in their defeat to Leicester City last weekend.

Jordan Ayew’s goal in the 98th minute sealed the three points as City overcame a two-goal deficit to win on a thrilling afternoon at St. Mary’s. But with the Saints leading 2-1, City may have been lucky not to give up a penalty, and it appears that referees’ organisation Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) agrees in retrospect.

Mads Hermansen eventually punched clear after Ayew stopped Southampton attacker Paul Onuachu from getting a clean run at the ball from a corner by holding onto his shirt. It appears that PGMOL feels that not awarding a spot-kick was a mistake, even though nothing was given at the time.

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