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Originally Posted by Niles Crane
The only mistake he made was not giving a penalty for the foul on Nani, prior to his dive and handball.
The goal was perfectly valid, it was Gomes' fault. The ref played advantage instead of giving a freekick, so the ball was still in play when Gomes dropped it and Nani scored. Where was the ref's whistle for Gomes to take a freekick? Nowhere. And Gomes' imaginary freekick was nowhere near where the offence occurred either.
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Having watched it again on MOTD, it would appear you and Blackthorn are correct in your analysis. In my defence, I was making a cup of tea at the time, and therefore only taking notice of the commentators on ESPN, it seems my judgement was somewhat misguided.