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>> Tuesday, December 25, 2007
REFEREE STEALS LIMELIGHT IN PERAK'S FIRST DEFEAT
WHILE accepting the 1-0 Malaysian Super League home defeat to Negri Sembilan on Sunday, Perak coach Steve Darby took referee Mohamed Yusoff Mat Karim to task for his poor handling of the match.
The defeat was Perak's first of the season and Darby said the reason for this was his players were unable to play a fluent and attacking game due to Yusoff's unnecessary blowing of the whistle throughout the 90 minutes.
"There were 10 yellow cards - five each - but several could have been avoided. There were also too many stoppages and freekicks, which marred the flow of the game," said Darby.
The height of it was when Perak's Chilean defender Mario Esteban was flashed the yellow card, which was followed immediately with the red as Yusoff thought he had booked Esteban earlier.
He reverted his decision when Perak assistant coach Mohamed Zakaria pointed out his error.
The performance of the referee aside, Darby said his players tried hard but admitted they lacked quality.
"We were slightly slow in the first half but improved after the break. They recovered well and a draw would have been a fair result."
WHILE accepting the 1-0 Malaysian Super League home defeat to Negri Sembilan on Sunday, Perak coach Steve Darby took referee Mohamed Yusoff Mat Karim to task for his poor handling of the match.
The defeat was Perak's first of the season and Darby said the reason for this was his players were unable to play a fluent and attacking game due to Yusoff's unnecessary blowing of the whistle throughout the 90 minutes.
"There were 10 yellow cards - five each - but several could have been avoided. There were also too many stoppages and freekicks, which marred the flow of the game," said Darby.
The height of it was when Perak's Chilean defender Mario Esteban was flashed the yellow card, which was followed immediately with the red as Yusoff thought he had booked Esteban earlier.
He reverted his decision when Perak assistant coach Mohamed Zakaria pointed out his error.
The performance of the referee aside, Darby said his players tried hard but admitted they lacked quality.
"We were slightly slow in the first half but improved after the break. They recovered well and a draw would have been a fair result."
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BY: RG. RAJ
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