Norwegian referee Terje Hauge has admitted that he was wrong to send off Arsenal goalkeeper in yesterday's Champions League final against Barcelona.
"I would have liked to have taken a few more seconds before I made a decision," Hauge told a Norwegian newspaper.
"If I'd done that, I could have given a goal and given a yellow card as well."
Hauge has come under heavy criticism from football pundits, Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry and manager Arsène Wenger for his decision that spoiled what was an open game between both teams.
Henry went so far as to say that Hauge might as well have been wearing a Barcelona top, judging by some of the decisions that went Barcelona's way.
Hauge didn't agree with this assessment, saying: "We had full control of the match and all in all I'm quite happy with my performance.
"Under other circumstances I would perhaps have done something different with Lehmann, but this mostly rested on the positioning in relation to the situation.
"Everything happens quickly on the pitch and for me it looked as if there was physical contact.
"As well as that it happened in the linesman's working area and I had no reason to doubt him in this instance.
"It was obviously a big game for Arsenal, and to lose is a huge disappointment so I understand their frustration. But we'll have to give it a few days so we can discuss this more sensibly."
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