Planet Swans ArchivesIt looked like a certain penalty to the Swans but referee Phil Dowd failed to give it despite protests from the Swans to both him and the linesman during and after the game.
The draw was probably the fair result and the point lifted the Swans to ninth place in the Premier League but it was little consolation for the Swans on a frustrating afternoon at the Liberty where they all too often found themselves facing a side who parked all ten outfield players behind the ball in the final third of the pitch.
รขโฌลThere was a lot of emotion at the end about the penalty not given,รขโฌย explained Laudrup.
รขโฌลThe referee or the linesman has only one second to see it, but the linesman was in a good position.
รขโฌลWhen a player has his arm up and the ball touches it, normally it is a penalty.
รขโฌลHowever, it is done, and we move on.รขโฌย
And it is a move on for the Swans as they prepare for a trip to Cardiff next week which will come at the end of a welcome week off without a distraction of international football involved.
