Hull City boss Brown says team was beaten by linesman's call and not Arsenal
Hull City boss Brown says team was beaten by linesman's call and not Arsenal
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Late goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas helped Arsenal progress to the last four of the FA Cup and also into a Wembley semi-final with Chelsea after Nicky Barmby had given Hull an early lead.
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howzzat? Hull City's Andy Dawson looks at the goal while teammates Bryan Hughes and Kamil Zayatte gesture to the linesman for offside after Arsenal's William Gallas scored a late winning goal during their FA Cup quarter-final at The Emirates Stadium in London last night. Arsenal won 2-1. pic/AFP |
Gunners' boss Wenger meanwhile maintained that Gallas' winning goal was legitimate because a deflection off Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill had played the French defender onside.
But it didn't cut any ice with Brown, who was convinced the referee had succumbed to pressure from the home crowd.
Disgrace!
"It's an absolute disgrace to tell you the truth," he said. "We haven't been beaten by Arsenal, we've been beaten by a linesman's decision and a referee's decision."
Hull had taken the lead after Arsenal' defence hesitated when confronted with a long ball from Andy Dawson, allowing Barmby to find the net with a volley and the help of a deflection off Johan Djourou.
Gunners' Dutch striker van Persie finally found the net with 16 minutes left thanks to the persistence of substitute Nicklas Bendtner.
The big Dane's dogged determination enabled him to work the ball to Arshavin who provided the cutback from which van Persie fired Arsenal level.
Bendtner then had a close-range shot blocked behind by Michael Ricketts but Arsenal avoided a replay with six minutes left, with Gallas heading his much-disputed goal home.
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