|
發表於 2012-9-27 23:00:38
|
顯示全部樓層
After just three minutes of last night’s Serie A clash, with the score still 0-0, Klose guided in the ball with his right hand.
Incensed, the home players surrounded the referee and his assistant to voice their outrage, with goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis coming dangerously close to losing the plot.
Klose, after half-heartedly celebrating for a few seconds, owned up to using a helping hand and the referee disallowed the effort.
The gesture brought back memories of Paolo di Canio – who played for both Lazio and Napoli during his career – who caught a cross rather than shooting into an empty net during his West Ham days because the opposition Everton goalkeeper had gone down injured.
Napoli players fell over themselves to ruffle Klose’s hair to recognise his moment of honesty last night, but it is unknown whether Lazio manager Vladimir Petkovic showed the same amount of gratitude as his side eventually slumped to a 3-0 defeat.
============================================================================================================================
The Germany forward put the ball in the net in the third minute for Lazio and the goal was initially awarded but the referee changed his mind when Klose admitted using his hand. Cavani also missed a penalty as Napoli joined Juventus on 13 points at the top of Serie A.
Lazio's visit to Napoli got off to a stormy start when Klose punched the ball into the net from a corner, leading to a scuffle as the referee awarded the goal.
Klose, in an act of sportsmanship, signalled that he had handled and the goal was disallowed.
Napoli took full advantage of the let-off and went ahead when Uruguay forward Cavani scored with a deflected long-range effort in the 19th minute, then beat the offside trap to run on to Paolo Cannavaro's pass and add the second 12 minutes later.
"Klose's gesture deserves a prize," Cannavaro told touchline television reporters at halftime.
Cavani added his third in the 64th minute as Lazio claimed he was offside but missed out on a fourth 11 minutes later when he blazed a dreadful penalty effort high and wide of Federico Marchetti's goal. |
|