Swansea boss Garry Monk has accused Victor Moses and referee Michael Oliver of cheating after the Super Eagles winger was awarded a controversial penalty kick in Stoke City\u2019s 2-1 victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Monk said he was disappointed with referee Oliver\u2019s decision to award Stoke the penalty which, according to him changed the game. He described the decision as a \u2018\u2019disgrace\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Potters were awarded the spot kick \u00a0when Angel Rangel challenged Moses, but it looked as if the Nigerian \u2013 on loan from Chelsea, \u00a0went down easily.<\/p>\n
\u2018’The penalty against us is a disgrace. It’s a disgraceful decision. Not in a million years is it a penalty and the problem we’ll have with it now is a lot of games we’re having this season a match-changing decision is going against us constantly and I don’t see anything being done about it.<\/p>\n
\u2018’He (Victor Moses) should be punished for diving, it’s a clear dive which is cheating. He’s cheated the ref and then the ref’s cheated us for giving the decision that never was.<\/p>\n
\u2018’I just think it’s a poor, poor decision and it’s cost us at a vital time where we’re just coming up to half-time – we should have been coming in 1-0 up and it’s a different game then, a different game plan for us second half.’<\/p>\n
Monk also criticized Mike Riley\u2019s response as the leaders of the referee\u2018s association, to issues concerning bad officiating.<\/p>\n
\u2018’I’ve spoke to the referees about it and the association about it and I don’t hear anything from (referee chief) Mike Riley coming back to me at all, which I find poor leadership and the whole thing is becoming to mount up now which is becoming a very worrying situation. Monk said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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