Liverpool 0 Beach ball 1

[Remi Moses]

The first time in English football history a beachball has scored the winner for the Black Cats against perennial English title flops Liverpool

[The Coon Dog]

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The most bizarre goal ever: But did the ref blunder in allowing the goal after Darren Bent’s shot deflected off a beach ball to leave Liverpool deflated?


Spot the balls: Goalkeeper Pepe Reina appears to have Sunderland striker Darren Bent's fifth-minute shot covered


In off the red: Bent's shot deflects off the beach ball, changes direction and flies past the helpless Reina


Manager Rafael Benitez, under pressure after his team's fourth Premier League defeat of the season in nine matches, insisted: 'It's just one of those things.'

A Premier League spokesman said: 'The beach ball was an inanimate object so the referee should have stopped the game as soon as he was aware it was on the field of play. However, the difficulty would be if he didn't see it until it was struck by the match ball.'

As the debate raged over Beach Ball Gate, former Premier League referee Jeff Winter said that, on the evidence available to him, the goal should not have stood. 'By the letter of the law, it is outside interference and a drop-ball should have been where the incident occurred,' he said.

'You have to wonder how the referee and his assistants missed it - even the fourth official should have seen it, although admittedly he is a long way away.'

[ledge]

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It should have been a drop ball thats pretty easy to work out.

[Remi Moses]

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Just saw the replay the beachball was in a clear off side position. The beachball had the Liverpool crest on it

[FrediKanoute]

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It should have been a drop ball thats pretty easy to work out.

Liverpool had another 80 mins to win the game........and didn't

[FrediKanoute]

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Just saw the replay the beachball was in a clear off side position. The beachball had the Liverpool crest on it

The Sunday papers here show akid in a Liverpool top holding the beach ball before it wa on the pitch.......is he the most hated person in Liverpool?

[LostDoggy]

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Now a loss at home to Lyon. Is Rafa in trouble?

[The Coon Dog]

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Now a loss at home to Lyon. Is Rafa in trouble?

I would have thought so after 4 consecutive losses, 2 in the CL & 2 in the EPL.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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I notice the ref is in charge of the UK equivalent of Dimboola v Horsham United this week.

[LostDoggy]

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Apparently the Liverpool shop has sold out of beach balls. Easily turned a negative into a positive

[GVGjr]

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As much as I despise Liverpool the result is just wrong.

[Topdog]

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As much as I despise Liverpool the result is just wrong.

True but really they should have lost 3 or 4 - 0. The amount of good decisions Liverpool have had in the past 100 years makes me not feel sorry for them.

[GVGjr]

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True but really they should have lost 3 or 4 - 0. The amount of good decisions Liverpool have had in the past 100 years makes me not feel sorry for them.

I didn't see them game and I've heard that they are missing a couple of their better guys but that's a bad decision. Like any traditionally strong club I'm sure that they had more than their share of luck over the journey.

[The Coon Dog]

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True but really they should have lost 3 or 4 - 0. The amount of good decisions Liverpool have had in the past 100 years makes me not feel sorry for them.

On that premise, you must despise Man Utd!

[Topdog]

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I do TCD, much more than any other club. The corruption involved with Man U is off the charts and basically an out and out disgrace that it continues to happen

I don't mind Liverpool, they actually make me laugh most of the time.