In the 68th minute it took place the phase which decided the match. Being at 30 meters in front of his post, Wesley tried to shoot the ball, but it was deflected by a player from Lille and reached to Sow, who was in off-side position of several meters, behind the defense of FC Vaslui. Although it was a very clear phase, Norwegian assistant Wiken flagged nothing! Kuciak fouled the striker and he was eliminated and the French received penalty kick. The coach of Vaslui protested because the referees stole his work, but he was sent in the stands...
Adrian Porumboiu, owner of FC Vaslui: "In Vaslui we received them with kindness. In Lille it was something incredible. They called us gypsies and at the final of the match they were so happy that would have eliminated Real Madrid or Inter Milan. I would have been ashamed if we had qualified in this way. Football has nothing to do with what happened in Lille. I was international referee and I never saw something like that. It was a 5 METERS off-side position, but at that action we received a red card and the goal. Until 70th minute the French were groggy. UEFA should do something because a team was stolen very clear. Who is the chairman of UEFA? French Platini, right. This means JUSTICE FOR ALL...".
Coach Juan Ramón López Caro said that final result from Lille is totally unfair: "I don't want to comment the refereeing, I prefer to analyze our game. My players worked hard and deserved to be rewarded. For me, the final result is not logical. There were two balanced games. Lille controlled the ball, but we controlled the game. We had opportunities to win the first game and now in second leg it would have been different. We didn't create important opportunities in France, but our opponents weren't better than us. Only the referees were, but this is a different story". |