Walters scathing in referee criticism

Patrick 'Jackie' Walters, head coach of Munro College, feels hard done by. The decision of the referee to award a penalty to Lacovia in the last minutes of their Zone E ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup match on Wednesday, saw the game ending in a 1-1 draw at the Munro playing field.

Despite the draw, Munro who sit in fifth position on four points, still has a good chance of making it out of the group as second-place Maggotty High also drew on Wednesday.

When asked if he felt the referees in the parish were giving him a raw deal, Walters said that amid all the bad calls against them so far, he won't make such a comment. However, he said that he is waiting for a video recording of the game to come to a conclusion of the referee's decision.

"I won't make such a statement publicly, but based on what has happened so far, if they name him for another Munro match, I will decline, but I will not accuse him of doing anything wrong. I accept the draw because it is my job to uplift the team's performance, but at the same time, no man!" he said.

DYING MOMENTS

"I told my team that for the future, any team we play in this zone, we will have to be two clear goals better than the opponents. In the first game against Lacovia, in the dying moments, Lacovia got a goal that was offside. Luckily for us, the lady that was running that line is from outside the parish, or else the match would end 3-2."

Walters said Wednesday's game was a bad one on the referee's part.

"The guy that scored the goal kept fouling one of my players to the point where he came up to my player, stepped on him, and used his hand to push him. When the Munro player pushed back, the referee showed him a red card," Walters said.

"I saw him call to a Lacovia player about two or three times for serious fouls, and the next time he jumped in one of my boys' chest, and not even a card him don't get. It was awful! I'm not looking for any excuses but those referees, in the dying moments, he (referee) pointed for a goal kick and was turning when he saw the linesman. He was in a position where he could see everything and yet give a penalty for a handball."