Gomes goof-up, lack of goal line tech give Chelsea a boost

Frank Lampard was the most blatant victim of FIFA's resistance to goal line technology during last summer's World Cup, but now it appears he's benefited from it, too.

After a golazo from Sandro put Spurs up 1-0 and earned him the wrath of Harry Redknapp for not minding his defensive position in the 19th minute, Gomes let a long shot from Lampard just before halftime squirt through his legs and trickle towards the goal. He appeared to snatch it back just before the entire ball made it over the line, yet the linesman (who was in no position to make a call one way or the other) said it was a goal. The officials tried to even out their calls in the second half by denying Chelsea a clear penalty when Florent Malouda was taken down right in front of the goal, but Spurs suffered again when Kalou appeared to be a smidge offside before he poked in the 89th minute winner (full highlights here).

So, in the end, Chelsea get a bit of good fortune and three vital points in a hard fought match and people get another reason to shake their fists at Sepp Blatter.

Photo: Reuters

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Gomes-goof-up-lack-of-goal-line-tech-give-Chels?urn=sow-wp1305

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DTotD: Fabio Rochemback gets his face stepped on

Gremio's Fabio Rochemback didn't have the greatest Tuesday night ever. Not only did his side lose their Copa Libertadores round of 16 match to Universidad Catolica by a score of 2-1, but he also had Tomas Costa stand on his chest and kick him in the face like he was some kind of human door mat.

Costa was shown a yellow card in the match (though it's unclear from the clip if it was for this) and former Barcelona and Middlesbrough man Rochemback was able to play the full 90 minutes. Still, Universidad Catolica have the edge for the second leg and Rochemback probably has stud marks all over his upper body.

Video via 101gg

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/DTotD-Fabio-Rochemback-gets-his-face-stepped-on?urn=sow-wp1214

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