David Moyes, the manager of West Ham United, was incensed at the decision to deny his team a penalty during our Europa League loss to Freiburg last night.
Freiburg defeated West Ham in Tuesday night’s first-leg of their Europa League last-16 match in Germany, although we ought to have had a penalty given to us far into stoppage time.
When the full-time whistle blew, David Moyes was very furious and was seen walking straight over to referee Alejandro Hernandez.
Unquestionably, the Hammers ought to have performed better, and whether or not our choices went in our favour, we ought to have won the match.
After the game, after chastising Edson Alvarez for giving the ball away so cheaply that Freiburg scored, Moyes made a reference to this.
On the other hand, we should have received the penalty later on. I have never, ever watched a football game when the choice was so clear-cut and simple!
Moyes was informed by officials as to why West Ham was not given a penalty against Freiburg.
Following Friday night’s Europa League match at The Europa-Park Stadion, the Scot talked with media.
And as WHUFC.com notes, Moyes outlined the precise reason why the referees failed to give his team a penalty after Freiburg’s Noah Weisshaupt handled the ball inside his own box late in the game:
They’re attempting to argue that there might have been a minor push, which is why it wasn’t given, but if that was the case, the game ought to have been restarted with a free kick. It shouldn’t even be taken into account because there wasn’t even enough of a shove to justify a free-kick. Two arms are raised above the boy’s head.
It’s clear that Moyes gave the Spaniard the aforementioned explanation because he was observed chatting with referee Alejandro Hernandez following the match.
The referee’s decision was genuinely absurd. There is no way in which Tomas Soucek’s foul on Weisshaupt could have compelled him to handle the ball.
Ultimately, though—and this is important to keep in mind—West Ham shouldn’t have to depend on a penalty call to help us win against a subpar Freiburg team. The guys’ performance that evening at the London Stadium was not excellent, and they now had to greatly improve the following week.
