Emma Hayes felt her Chelsea aspect had been “robbed” after they had been held 2-2 at Actual Madrid of their Champions League opener.
In a contest with no VAR in operation, Actual equalised via a 79th-minute Olga Carmona penalty awarded by referee Frida Klarlund for a Jessie Fleming problem on Athenea del Castillo – which Hayes had little question passed off exterior the field.
The Chelsea supervisor was additionally sad about Niamh Charles’ end being disallowed in stoppage time, seemingly for offside, stressing that Charles had been onside and Sam Kerr had not interfered with goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez.
Hayes instructed reporters in Spain: “I may see from the bench that the deal with (for the penalty choice) was exterior the field. So I am completely shocked that these managing the sport could not see that.
Sam Kerr scored to place Chelsea 2-1 up however controversial selections denied her aspect a win at Actual Madrid
“In fact perhaps Jessie should not lunge in that space, but it surely occurs clearly exterior the field. At this stage when you’re answerable for a recreation and essential selections like that go towards you, it makes it tough.”
Concerning the stoppage-time incident, she added: “We rating a extremely reliable objective with Niamh Charles three or 4 yards onside.
“It’s embarrassing. I needed to verify why it was disallowed. Was it Niamh? No. Was it Sam (Kerr) interfering with the goalkeeper? She was about seven yards away, no means close to the keeper.
Chelsea had been denied victory in dramatic circumstances
“I can’t perceive the choice in any respect. I feel we have been robbed of what was a 3-1 recreation.
“You possibly can’t (ask the referee for readability at full-time). You are not allowed to talk to the officers. Cannot communicate to them there (on the pitch), cannot discuss it right here (to the media).
“For me I’m going to concentrate on the efficiency, I can solely management that. All people noticed the choices, you do not want me to touch upon them any additional.”
Actual took the lead on the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium via a deflected Tenth-minute shot from Carmona – scorer of Spain’s winner towards England in the summertime’s World Cup last – earlier than Chelsea hit again via two headers, Charles equalising within the forty first minute after which organising Kerr within the 74th.
After Carmona levelled from the spot, Lauren James hit the crossbar earlier than the late disallowed effort because the guests had been unable to safe a successful begin to what’s to be their last Champions League marketing campaign earlier than Hayes leaves on the finish of the season for the US job.
Niamh Charles celebrates her objective on the night time
Hayes mentioned: “I feel the efficiency was properly managed by us, particularly away from house in Europe. We had a lot extra of the ball and it was comfy.
“(There was) only a tactical adjustment that we needed to make (at half-time) – the pivots weren’t finishing up a small element there. Total it needed to be higher within the last third, both the final cross or no matter it may need been.
“I feel the crew did higher with that (within the second half). We hit the bar as properly, we should always have scored from that. We had probabilities, so we needs to be disillusioned with ourselves.
“I can not keep in mind the final time we had been in a recreation like that when two humongous selections like which have gone towards us – that could be a lot tonight.”
Wednesday’s earlier recreation in Group D noticed Paris FC – who Chelsea play of their subsequent pool recreation at Stamford Bridge subsequent Thursday – crushed 2-1 at house by Swedish aspect BK Hacken.
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