De Vries "Gutted" At Late Penalty
Thursday, 18th Feb 2010 09:03

Dorus De Vries admits he is gutted at the late events at Home Park on Tuesday

The Swansea City goalkeeper thought he had earned his side three points with a late penalty save at Plymouth only to see a re-take ordered thanks to the linesman's flag.

De Vries picked himself up and saved the second effort only to see the home team score from the rebound and ensure that the points were shared rather than heading back to South Wales all in the pocket of the Swans.

And the goalkeeper could not hide his disappointment 24 hours later as he told the Western Mail “I’m absolutely gutted

“When you are in a game like that, 1-0 up at a difficult place with a terrible pitch, you need something to go your way.

“I really wanted to save them for the team. It was a big game, we wanted the win and normally, if you save two penalties, that’s what happens.

“I hadn’t had much to do in the game so the penalty is a chance to make myself important. If you save it then you are a big part of the win.

“I saved the first one, but the referee said I moved off my line. I watched the replay and, if anything, it’s a couple of inches.

“I did exactly the same with the second one and managed to save it. It was just pure bad luck that the ball went straight back to his feet.

“It shouldn’t have even been a retake because so many keepers come off their line and get away with it. Take a look at any penalty that has ever been taken, and you will probably see that, 90 per cent of the time, the keeper moves more than I did.

“Sometimes a keeper does come yards off his line, make the save and get away with it. I was only inches and I got punished.

“They should either be really hard on that rule and punish everyone or take another look at it. You need something consistent, though.

“I honestly believe that 95 per cent of the time the referee just accepts that as a save. Then we would have got the clean sheet and the result we deserved."

SOURCE: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/swansea-city-fc/2010/02/18/dorus-de-vries-unhappy-after-double-penalty-blow-91466-25858070/?

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