Lucas Bergvall scored a controversial late winner for Tottenham against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final. Bergvall's goal came after a contentious moment where he escaped a second yellow card for a foul on Kostas Tsmikas.
Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Liverpool looked to be petering towards a largely forgettable draw, until late controversy was followed by a late winner. Lucas Bergvall got the game's only goal with four minutes remaining for Spurs, but just moments before he had been involved in an incident that left some feeling he should not have even been on the pitch at that point, having escaped a second yellow card for bringing down Kostas Tsmikas.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot was cautioned for his furious reaction to what had unfolded, and Sky Sports' pundits watching the game sympathised. 'Tsmikas was off the pitch receiving treatment when Bergvall scored. So not only do you still have Bergvall on the pitch, it changes the shape of the game. But Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou insisted the laws of the game mean Bergvall wasn't lucky to stay on the pitch, before saying some strong words about the amount of change in football. Already on a booking, Bergvall brought down Tsmikas but play continued with Liverpool retaining possession. However, Tsmikas was then off the pitch receiving treatment when Bergvall scored to seal a 1-0 first-leg victory for Spurs. The International Football Association Board's Laws of the Games state: 'If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution/sending-off would have been issued had play been stopped, this caution/sending-off must be issued when the ball is next out of play. 'However, if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goalscoring opportunity, the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour; if the offence was interfering with or stopping a promising attack, the player is not cautioned.' The crucial part of the above is the final sentence. The offence - the foul by Bergvall - was interfering with a promising attack. If referee Stuart Attwell did indeed play advantage then, applying the above, he did not have to go back and caution Bergval
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