Southend United goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan claimed the Shrimpers had been undone by a "shocking" refereeing decision following their controversial 1-0 defeat at promotion-pushing Mansfield Town on Saturday.
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The Seasiders shot-stopper was harshly adjudged to have brought down Iyseden Christie inside the penalty area - enabling Wayne Corden to cooly convert a hotly-disputed spot-kick in the 12th minute of the match.
But Flahavan was adamant he had not touched the Stags striker.
He said: "Christie was coming through, but I don't think he was in control of the ball. I went down and spread myself just in case he got a shot in, but he decided to fall over. Whether he ran into me or not, I can definitely say I never went into him and it was a shocking decision from the referee."
Published Monday January 26, 2004
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