FANS have claimed that Notts County’s last-gasp penalty should have been retaken against Wrexham on Easter Monday.
With Wrexham leading 3-2, Notts County were awarded a spot kick deep into stoppage time.
GettyBen Foster made an incredible penalty save to deny Notts County[/caption]
AlamyFoster, 40, was mobbed for his heroics[/caption]
Cedwyn Scott stepped up, only to be denied by Ben Foster’s brilliant save.
The dramatic moment earned Wrexham all three points… as well as a kiss on the lips from Rob McElhenney for Foster.
One non-league fan on Twitter, however, raised the point that the penalty possibly should have been retaken.
Sharing a grab of the moment Scott struck the ball, the social media user, who supports National League strugglers Torquay, pointed out that Foster was off his line.
The image also shows several Wrexham players encroaching, including Luke Young, the man that went on to clear the ball.
It was also pointed out that the linesman had moved infield specifically to watch whether Foster came off his line or not, only to not notice.
One fan wrote: “Nonsensical. Should have been a retake.”
While a second added: “Lino clearly thought. “He’s close enough. That’ll do for me”.”
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National leagueA still image showed Foster off his line and several players encroaching[/caption]
Plenty of other fans disagreed, however, with one writing: “Tedious. Nothing doing with any of this if you ask me. Barely off his line and they’re just inside, balls left his foot by this point too by the looks of it.”
And a second brutally tweeted: “Don’t worry about us, concentrate on your relegation battle.”
A third reasonably added: “Non league football. Hardly the worst decision I’ve seen. Over the course of a season it goes both ways.”
Wrexham’s win saw them move onto a staggering 103 points from 42 matches – three clear of impressive rivals Notts County and with a game in hand.
Rob kissed me fully on the lips and Ryan called me a double-handsome b*****d
Ben Foster
After the match, a beaming Foster said: “Rob kissed me fully on the lips and Ryan called me a double-handsome b*****d. I’ll take that.”
Co-owner Ryan Reynolds told BT Sport: “When I get my hands on Ben Foster he’s going to be on the injured reserve list. I’m going to break ribs I’m going to hug him so hard.’
“I’m used to working under extreme pressure, but usually I have some kind of control over it.
“I have nothing here, all I can do is watch and hope like everybody else.
“It was a pressure cooker coming into it for both of these teams. What both have achieved is historic on every level and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that.”
PARob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds were thrilled by the late win[/caption] Read More