Ref doesn't regret Lehmann
dismissal
By Ian Ferris - May 19, 2006
The referee in charge of the UEFA Champions League final, Terje
Hauge, has stood by his decision to send off Arsenal goalkeeper
Jens Lehmann.
Hauge has insisted that he had no option but to red card Lehmann
for a blatant foul.
"The goalkeeper was going out of the penalty area and was taking
down the attacker from Barca, taking him away from a goalscoring
opportunity," the official told Sky Sports News.
"That is a red card situation.
"I was close to the situation, I whistled and after the match the
red card was correct.
"Three to five seconds later the ball was going into the net and if
we had waited three, four or five seconds more we could have
accepted the goal to Barcelona.
"I don't regret it. I had to take the decision from my position.
You can discuss the situation but cannot regret it as referee of
the day."
Thierry Henry and Arsene Wenger have also said that Barcelona's
equaliser should have been disallowed for offside, but Hauge is
refusing to accept criticism for that decision.
"I saw play going very fast from my position and cannot see any
offside," he explained.
"I have an assistant who takes that decision. He was in line, and
if I'm not sure the benefit of the doubt goes to the
attacker."
technically right,but he should have
used the advantage rule instead..........this would also make him
technically right and spirtually right
