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West Ham boss David Moyes felt his facet dangle been wrongly denied a late penalty as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat in the main leg of their Europa League remaining-16 meeting with Freiburg.
The Hammers dangle been denied what looked a transparent save of abode-kick for handball in stoppage time after the referee refused to alternate his determination despite checking the pitchside computer screen.
The ball struck the arm of Freiburg teenager Noah Weisshaupt in a crowded penalty field, but after a prolonged VAR test, referee Alejandro Hernandez caught to his guns.
“If we’d had it given against us, we’d possible think it used to be harsh, but not directly I in actuality ought to hiss what are you doing with your hands above your head?” Moyes mentioned.
“They are trying to train there would possibly well perchance well also wish been a tiny push and that’s why it wasn’t given – but they might be able to ought to dangle restarted the game with a free-kick in the event that they mentioned it used to be a push.
“It certainly wasn’t ample of a push to warrant a free-kick, in narrate that shouldn’t indicate that it would possibly probably well perchance well calm even come into consideration. The boy has two fingers above his head.
“In the Premier League, I’m not sure that would possibly well perchance well be given, but in UEFA competitions in Europe they’re most regularly given by the referees. I look Spanish football and German football and nearly every handball is viewed.
“Might maybe maybe dangle to you think of the one we had against Kurt (Zouma) (at Everton) the quite plenty of day, but we upright ought to take it and circulation on.”
West Ham handiest had themselves in price for the defeat, nonetheless, after drawing a blank in the Murky Wooded field.
Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta left out golden opportunities and Konstantinos Mavropanos hit a post before they dangle been hit by a late sucker punch from Freiburg change Michael Gregoritsch.
A unpleasant circulation from Edson Alvarez allowed Roland Sallai to take goal from the brink of the sphere and his wayward shot used to be tapped in by Gregoritsch.
“I used to be in actuality bowled over we didn’t reach the criteria and one of the critical crucial avid gamers dangle been below where we would examine them to be,” Moyes mentioned, quoted on the West Ham internet pages.
“We gave the ball away a long way too well-known and in Europe it’s extra complex (to regain it relief).
“In the 2nd half of we performed considerably higher and created some opportunities and stumbled on things, however the goal used to be a sickener, to be simply.”
It manner West Ham, remaining season’s Europa Convention League winners, wish to overturn a 1-0 deficit at the London Stadium subsequent week to lengthen this season’s continental campaign.
Moyes, though, insists all is not but misplaced as West Ham peep to regroup for the return leg.
“I’m not terrified about turning the tie spherical, but I’m terrified about us getting relief into splendid correct compose and at the ranges they ought to be to assemble the distinction,” the Irons boss mentioned.
“I’m looking forward to the game subsequent week and bring it on and let’s perceive how we slump.”
