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A controversial late penalty denied Ipswich a Championship
double over promotion-chasing Leeds. The home side looked home and
hosed against their strangely toothless visitors, but with less
than five minutes to go Jason De Vos was penalised for handball in
the area - somewhat harshly, as he was being pushed over at the
time. Amid wild boos, David Healy calmly dispatched the resulting
penalty and made off with a crucial point.
Joe Royle was not happy. "First off, it wasn't a corner," Royle
said. "I've told the referee that he's going to be embarrassed when
he sees this. Rob Hulse barges into him. How can the ref see the
handball and not the foul? I'm the first to say they've got a hard
job, but Christ almighty, they make it hard for themselves
sometimes."
His opposite number Kevin Blackwell was slightly more laconic,
responding with a succinct "No" when asked whether the referee had
awarded Leeds a slice of luck. Blackwell's reluctance to engage in
banter was understandable, as Leeds barely deserved their
point.
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