Lampard awarded goal
October 11th, 2004 by admin
FIFA credit Chelsea midfielder
England’s first goal in their 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Wales at Old Trafford on Saturday has been officially awarded to Frank Lampard.
The Chelsea midfielder’s fourth-minute strike was diverted past Welsh goalkeeper Paul Jones by an inadvertent deflection from Michael Owen’s heel.
In his post-match interviews, the Real Madrid striker was adamant that he should be credited with the vital opener:
“Frank is standing by me so I don’t want an argument but initially I thought it just hit me and went more or less in the same path. Having seen it again it has taken quite a big deflection. Inevitably when you’ve gone a while without a goal you get one off your backside, you are looking for one to go your way.”
The Football Association asked FIFA to make a final adjudication and later reported:
“FIFA asked the referee and their official match delegate to review a video of the goal and they have awarded it to Lampard. They decided the ball had hit Owen rather than him getting a deliberate touch on Lampard’s shot.”
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