Michael O’Neill described the penalty that condemned Northern Ireland to defeat against Switzerland as the worst decision he has seen at international level and a motivation for Sunday’s return in Basel. Xherdan Shaqiri’s volley struck Evans on the back but Hategan, who had a close and clear view of the incident, gave a spot-kick that was converted by Milan defender Ricardo Rodríguez. The ball clearly strikes Corry on the back and the referee has a clear view of the incident. VARs should be used for anything that is a defining decision in the game, which is clearly what we saw tonight. “At the time I didn’t think it was red because it was so early in the game,” added O’Neill.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2017 23:34 UTC