Cards a KO blow for Roy.AC Roma 2 Fulham 1 FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson (born August 9, 1947) is an English football manager. He is currently the head coach of the Finnish national team. Hodgson is probably best known for guiding the Swiss national team to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996; before that Switzerland had not qualified claimed his side suffered an injustice after having two men sent off in the defeat to Roma. The Premiership side are now struggling to qualify from Group E, sitting third behind Basel and the Italians. They had been in command at the Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. after Diomansy Kamara put them ahead with a 37th-minute penalty. But it all started to go wrong when Erik Nevland got his marching orders for a late tackle on Daniele de Rossi Daniele De Rossi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (July 24, 1983) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for AS Roma. Among his titles also the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, and the bronze medal gained at 2004 Athens - just three minutes after appearing as a half-time sub. Ex-Liverpool star John Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise (born September 24, 1980 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. Riise is renowned for the shooting power and accuracy of his favoured left foot, as well as his excellent physical conditioning, most notably his began the fightback Fightback is the name of:
Fulham lost Paul Konchesky in the final minute when he was sent off for a foul on RodrigoTaddei. Hodgson said:"You can't be happy in the face of injustice. I accept the situation because the referee makes the decision but I'm not happy. "I think the two red cards were very harsh. To play in the second half down to 10 men is a bitter pill to swallow." |
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