- Gary Neville has slammed referee Felix Zwayer for awarding England a penalty in their 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
- The controversial incident occurred in the 18th minute. When Harry Kane was brought down by Denzel Dumfries who stretched his leg.
- Super-sub Ollie Watkins scored the winner in second-half stoppage time to eventually win.
Gary Neville has slammed referee Felix Zwayer for awarding England a penalty in their 2-1 Euro 2024 semi-final win over the Netherlands on Tuesday.
“As a defender I thought it was an absolutely disgraceful decision. I felt the same anger when I saw the penalty Germany won against Denmark,” Neville said.
“Dumfries just tried to block the shot with a natural motion. For me, it wasn’t even close to a penalty. Not many English players ask for a penalty either.”
However, Ian Wright disagreed, adding: “Dumfries played dangerously, he had his boots high up and no matter where it happened on the pitch it was a foul, especially when the referee went to VAR.”
However, Neville hit back: “Do people think it’s dangerous play? We’re all going crazy. It’s not a penalty at all, to be honest. I think in the box, the defender should have more freedom to tackle the shot.”
The controversial incident occurred in the 18th minute when Harry Kane’s shot went over the bar, but when the ball left his foot it was tackled by Denzel Dumfries who stretched his leg and fell to the ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app ground.
German referee Zwayer, who has a history of match-fixing, allowed play to continue but reversed his decision after checking the monitor and awarding a penalty, before Kane equalised and super-sub Ollie Watkins scored the winner in second-half stoppage time to seal the win.