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Referee Terje Hauge has admitted he may have acted too quickly in sending off Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann during Barcelona's Champions League triumph.
Hauge dismissed Lehmann in the 18th minute for fouling Samuel Eto'o, with Ludovic Giuly's resulting effort ruled out as Hauge had blown for a free-kick.

"I would have liked to have taken a few more seconds before I made a decision," Hauge told a Norwegian newspaper.

"If I'd done that, I could have given a goal and given a yellow card as well."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and captain Thierry Henry have both slammed Hauge's performance in Paris and claimed his decisions favoured the Spanish side.

But the Norwegian said he was pleased with his overall display as Barcelona won the match 2-1 thanks to goals from Eto'o and Juliano Belletti.

And he said the Lehmann incident was a difficult one to judge after the German became the first player to be sent off in a European Cup final.

He added: "We had full control of the match and all in all I'm quite happy with my performance.

"Under other circumstances I would perhaps have done something different with Lehmann, but this mostly rested on the positioning in relation to the situation.

"Everything happens quickly on the pitch and for me it looked as if there was physical contact.

"As well as that it happened in the linesman's working area and I had no reason to doubt him in this instance.

"It was obviously a big game for Arsenal, and to lose is a huge disappointment so I understand their frustration. But we'll have to give it a few days so we can discuss this more sensibly."

Author:	cc100 [ 17 May 06, 22:15 ]
Post subject:	Barca vs Arsenal
Its currently 1 -0 to Arsenal, in a thrilling match.

Author:	Northern Monkey [ 17 May 06, 22:27 ]
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it's now 2-1 to Barca

Author:	pikeylass [ 17 May 06, 23:04 ]
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Woo hoo!

Author:	the hippo [ 17 May 06, 23:19 ]
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ah well, the best league in the world triumphs again

Author:	Rincewind [ 17 May 06, 23:29 ]
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Yes indeed, its alright being second best though, better then being about 34th

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Author:	tastyfish [ 18 May 06, 0:24 ]
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the hippo wrote: ah well, the best league in the world triumphs again didn't see any Doc Martens Premier sides in action tonight

Author:	Mozza [ 18 May 06, 1:16 ]
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most of our players belong in that league or it's relevant geographical equivalent.

Author:	Annie [ 18 May 06, 14:13 ]
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as soon as our goalie got sent off, I knew we'd lose, tho I always held out hope in my heart and when we scored, what a great feeling it would have been good to see an English club bring home the trophy again and on a personal level, that club being the arse obviously cos I hearts them but such is life, alas it wasnt meant to be roll on the World Cup

Author:	cheekiechickie [ 18 May 06, 14:50 ]
Post subject:	Referee regrets Lehmann red card
Quote: Referee Terje Hauge has admitted he may have acted too quickly in sending off Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann during Barcelona's Champions League triumph. Hauge dismissed Lehmann in the 18th minute for fouling Samuel Eto'o, with Ludovic Giuly's resulting effort ruled out as Hauge had blown for a free-kick. "I would have liked to have taken a few more seconds before I made a decision," Hauge told a Norwegian newspaper. "If I'd done that, I could have given a goal and given a yellow card as well." Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and captain Thierry Henry have both slammed Hauge's performance in Paris and claimed his decisions favoured the Spanish side. But the Norwegian said he was pleased with his overall display as Barcelona won the match 2-1 thanks to goals from Eto'o and Juliano Belletti. And he said the Lehmann incident was a difficult one to judge after the German became the first player to be sent off in a European Cup final. He added: "We had full control of the match and all in all I'm quite happy with my performance. "Under other circumstances I would perhaps have done something different with Lehmann, but this mostly rested on the positioning in relation to the situation. "Everything happens quickly on the pitch and for me it looked as if there was physical contact. "As well as that it happened in the linesman's working area and I had no reason to doubt him in this instance. "It was obviously a big game for Arsenal, and to lose is a huge disappointment so I understand their frustration. But we'll have to give it a few days so we can discuss this more sensibly." BBC

Author:	the hippo [ 18 May 06, 18:37 ]
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ARSENAL F.C. END OF SEASON DINNER DANCE Starter Egg on Face Seasoned Hash Frogs legs (past their best) Spanish Surprise (well beaten) Main course Humble Pie Chump Chops French (has) Beans Manager's Beef (not rare) Catch of the Day - big lemon Sol (gutted) NB: everything is imported, nothing is home grown. Dessert Sour Grapes (may be hard to swallow) Fruitless Tarts Raspberry Fools Hard Cheese Drinks Bitter Little Spirit French Whine Cabernet Empty 2006 Champagne - sorry none ordered STRICTLY NO DOUBLES OR TREBLES NB: drinks should be consumed from glasses as there will be no cups this year.

Author:	Northern Monkey [ 18 May 06, 20:12 ]
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always hated the way people call them "THE Arsenal". It's just Arsenal.

Author:	pikeylass [ 18 May 06, 20:36 ]
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Woolwich Arsenal if we're being pedantic.....

Author:	Annie [ 18 May 06, 20:58 ]
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the hippo wrote: ARSENAL F.C. END OF SEASON DINNER DANCE Starter Egg on Face Seasoned Hash Frogs legs (past their best) Spanish Surprise (well beaten) Main course Humble Pie Chump Chops French (has) Beans Manager's Beef (not rare) Catch of the Day - big lemon Sol (gutted) NB: everything is imported, nothing is home grown. Dessert Sour Grapes (may be hard to swallow) Fruitless Tarts Raspberry Fools Hard Cheese Drinks Bitter Little Spirit French Whine Cabernet Empty 2006 Champagne - sorry none ordered STRICTLY NO DOUBLES OR TREBLES NB: drinks should be consumed from glasses as there will be no cups this year. GIT!

Author:	qwertynels [ 18 May 06, 21:34 ]
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Although I'm a Man Utd fan (and 'supposed' to hate Arsenal), I'm gutted they didn't win last night. Not only because Thierry Henry deserves to have the Champions League to his name to go with the World Cup, due to his unspeakable talent, but the smugness and lack of fair play of all Spanish/ Italian teams annoys me greatly and it would have been great to have Europe's greatest prize in England 2 seasons in a row to shut them all up!!

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