Norwich Keeper Claims Referee Had No Clue
After good work from on-loan star Giovani Dos Santos, former Celtic stopper Marshall appeared to clip Kevin Lisbie as he ran through on goal resulting in a penalty that was converted by Dos Santos to fire Town into a 2-1 lead.
However Marshall was certain it wasn't a penalty, as he told the local press this morning: "I never touched him.
"I was racking my brains as soon at it happened to see if I could have done it differently - stay on my line, but if I stay on my line he's going one-on-one. So I come and try and block the shot. I don't even move towards him as he kicked it.
"He's not got a clue, the referee, The ref came up to me and said, 'the ball went well wide', that's what he said to me, and I said, 'that's the whole point. It's not a penalty', and he said, 'but it's still a foul'.
"Then he hears Ipswich fans shouting, 'off, off, off' and I can see his brain thinking - he just never had a clue, it's embarrassing.
"I just honestly don't think he knew what to do. If it's such a stonewall penalty he would have given it straight away, but he's looked at his linesman. I don't know if he's not given a penalty or just sat on the fence. He took that long I thought he was coming over to book the boy for diving.
"It's hard - I have tried to think of other things I could do better at the goal, but honestly if I had the time again I'd do the same again, I can't see anything else I could do."
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However Marshall was certain it wasn't a penalty, as he told the local press this morning: "I never touched him.
"I was racking my brains as soon at it happened to see if I could have done it differently - stay on my line, but if I stay on my line he's going one-on-one. So I come and try and block the shot. I don't even move towards him as he kicked it.
"He's not got a clue, the referee, The ref came up to me and said, 'the ball went well wide', that's what he said to me, and I said, 'that's the whole point. It's not a penalty', and he said, 'but it's still a foul'.
"Then he hears Ipswich fans shouting, 'off, off, off' and I can see his brain thinking - he just never had a clue, it's embarrassing.
"I just honestly don't think he knew what to do. If it's such a stonewall penalty he would have given it straight away, but he's looked at his linesman. I don't know if he's not given a penalty or just sat on the fence. He took that long I thought he was coming over to book the boy for diving.
"It's hard - I have tried to think of other things I could do better at the goal, but honestly if I had the time again I'd do the same again, I can't see anything else I could do."
Click here to see where the result leaves Norwich in the table.