Australia 1 - 1 Korea Republic
Asian Cup 2011 group stage · 2011-01-14 Referee: Abdulrahman Moh. Hussain

finding legs to stumble over

smile

Experienced in handling Asian international matches, Mohammed smiled broadly at the Koreans whenever they had something to complain about. He also showed his condition was ok when he had to run along a Korean counter attack.

legs

But, yes, he may have been a little too lenient, I saw a few things that didn't seem right, but I think he was right to not award a penalty for the Koreans. The Korean players were good at finding legs to stumble over.

why

That seemed to me what happened in the frst half when Ognenovsky came running at a Korean player but thought better of it and retracted his legs. The Korean made a nice somersault and Ognenovsky got booked. In the second half the same happened but this time it really was a foul; this time Mohammed kept his cards in his pocket. Why? Afraid to send someone off?

match

Not a bad match at all. The Koreans perhaps a little better on the technical side and the Australians with a little more power. The Koreans passing the ball over the ground and the Australians almost always looking for someone to head it in.

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