Furious Forest proprietor ‘chased ref down tunnel’ after storming pitch vs Liverpool
Raging Nottingham Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis chased the referee down the tunnel after Liverpool’s controversial late winner.
Substitute Darwin Nunez scored the one aim past the eight minutes of added time which had been introduced to the City Ground crowd. The late twist robbed struggling Forest of an important level whereas giving Liverpool a lift within the title race.
Forest had been sad with referee Paul Tierney for stopping the sport whereas they had been attacking attributable to Ibrahima Konate’s head damage. The official then restarted play with an uncontested drop ball for Liverpool, who went upfield and scored via Nunez from Alexis Mac Allister’s cross, as reported by the Mirror.
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Furious on the flip of occasions, Forest coach Steven Reid was proven a crimson card as Tierney discovered himself surrounded by gamers and workers. Rob Schofield, a reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, was within the tunnel post-game and gave a first-hand account of the explosive scenes involving Marinakis.
He reported: “You rarely see scenes like that in the tunnel. We saw Steven Reid getting frustrated. He and the Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis pursued referee Paul Tierney and fourth official Graham Scott all the way to the referee’s office, yelling at them: ‘Respect the players! Respect the players! This happens every week! Respect the players!’
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“Schofield added: “Marinakis needed to be eliminated by safety at one stage. The Forest gamers had been livid, Nuno regarded completely crestfallen. Jurgen Klopp stormed previous me saying he would not know why he is getting a lot flak. It actually was all kicking off down right here. Furious scenes.”
Asked about the decisions at the end of the game, Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo told Match of the Day: “I don’t want to comment on the referee, I’m sorr, it’s better.” He added: “We are frustrated, we are disappointed, we are sad.”
Forest followers did not maintain again although. One fumed: “Another #NFFC sport influenced by the referee.”
