PHOTO: Chelsea goal denied after inch-perfect goal-line technology call
With a snapshot and a beep - or, in this case, no beep - West Ham supporters celebrated a fair, just call and Chelsea supporters rued their bad luck Saturday as Kurt Zouma's shot was swatted off the line by Manuel Lanzini.
Chelsea's players appealed the decision en masse, and Blues skipper John Terry pointed at the referee's watch to ask if it did not alert a goal. However, the proof is in the picture, and, while it's the finest of margins, the whole of the ball did not cross the line into the goal (right) and Chelsea was denied an equalizer.
Chelsea came THIS CLOSE to making it 1-1 at West Ham. pic.twitter.com/YjFzT9dbOc
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 24, 2015
Piling on to Chelsea's woes, Nemanja Matic later picked up a red card at the stroke of halftime before manager Jose Mourinho was ejected in the tunnel at the break - fun times at Chelsea Football Club.
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