Indian Nationals target referee after a dull draw

“He (Barun) went for the ball,but his leg rolled over it. Charles’s fooled the referee. Earlier we had registered an official complaint with the DSA when Suraj (Kashyap) was shown the red card by Mohammad Kamil for clapping for a team mate. But even after the complaint,the DSA has appointed him as one of the officials (linesman) in this match,” alleged Gupta.

“I have a feeling the officials get into the matches with the result set in their minds,” said Indian Nationals coach Bernard Oparanozie.

Mohammad Sajid,joint secretary of City FC,also approved,saying,“I followed the entire first half. Between the two yellow cards (shown to Barun),there wasn’t any warning from the referee. Usually,before the second booking,a referee warns the player about it. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Earlier,our skipper (Sohrab Khan) was deliberately stepped upon. The referee overlooked it and when he asked the referee he showed him a yellow card,” said Sajid.

Clean chit to referee
The DSA,however,dismissed all allegations. “Such allegations are baseless. If such allegations come against referees belonging to the FIFA panel (Md Kamil) we can’t do anything. Moreover,they (clubs) aren’t going to decide who officiates in a match. A referee’s decision,whether right or wrong,is unquestionable. We have received a complaint from them (Indian Nationals) and have forwarded it to our board of referees ,” said NK Bhatia,secretary of the DSA.