Emma Hayes felt her Chelsea aspect had been “robbed” after they had been held 2-2 at Actual Madrid of their Champions League opener.
In a contest with no VAR in operation, Actual equalised via a 79th-minute Olga Carmona penalty awarded by referee Frida Klarlund for a Jessie Fleming problem on Athenea del Castillo – which Hayes had little doubt came about exterior the field.
The Chelsea supervisor was additionally sad about Niamh Charles’ end being disallowed in stoppage time, seemingly for offside, stressing that Charles had been onside and Sam Kerr had not interfered with goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez.
Hayes advised reporters in Spain: “I could see from the bench that the tackle (for the penalty decision) was outside the box. So I’m absolutely shocked that those managing the game couldn’t see that.
Sam Kerr scored to place Chelsea 2-1 up however controversial choices denied her aspect a win at Actual Madrid
“Of course maybe Jessie shouldn’t lunge in that area, but it happens clearly outside the box. At this level when you are in control of a game and important decisions like that go against you, it makes it difficult.”
Concerning the stoppage-time incident, she added: “We rating a extremely authentic aim with Niamh Charles three or 4 yards onside.
“It’s embarrassing. I needed to verify why it was disallowed. Was it Niamh? No. Was it Sam (Kerr) interfering with the goalkeeper? She was about seven yards away, no method close to the keeper.
Chelsea had been denied victory in dramatic circumstances
“I cannot understand the decision whatsoever. I think we’ve been robbed of what was a 3-1 game.
“You may’t (ask the referee for readability at full-time). You are not allowed to talk to the officers. Cannot converse to them there (on the pitch), cannot talk about it right here (to the media).
“For me I am going to focus on the performance, I can only control that. Everybody saw the decisions, you don’t need me to comment on them any further.”
Actual took the lead on the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium via a deflected Tenth-minute shot from Carmona – scorer of Spain’s winner in opposition to England in the summertime’s World Cup last – earlier than Chelsea hit again via two headers, Charles equalising within the forty first minute after which organising Kerr within the 74th.
After Carmona levelled from the spot, Lauren James hit the crossbar earlier than the late disallowed effort because the guests had been unable to safe a successful begin to what’s to be their last Champions League marketing campaign earlier than Hayes leaves on the finish of the season for the US job.
Niamh Charles celebrates her aim on the night time
Hayes mentioned: “I think the performance was well controlled by us, especially away from home in Europe. We had so much more of the ball and it was comfortable.
“(There was) only a tactical adjustment that we needed to make (at half-time) – the pivots weren’t finishing up a small element there. General it needed to be higher within the last third, both the final cross or no matter it might need been.
“I think the team did better with that (in the second half). We hit the bar as well, we should have scored from that. We had chances, so we should be disappointed with ourselves.
“I can not bear in mind the final time we had been in a recreation like that when two humongous choices like which have gone in opposition to us – that could be a lot tonight.”
Wednesday’s earlier recreation in Group D noticed Paris FC – who Chelsea play of their subsequent pool recreation at Stamford Bridge subsequent Thursday – crushed 2-1 at dwelling by Swedish aspect BK Hacken.
