Vladimir Petkovic’s team dominated the match at Windsor Park in Belfast but squandered a succession of chances as Michael O’Neill’s team held them at bay.The key moment came with just over half an hour to go, when Xherdan Shaqiri’s volley was blocked by Corry Evans in the box and the referee pointed to the spot, even though he appeared to have been hit on the shoulder as he took evasive action.Ricardo Rodriguez made no mistake from the penalty spot, sending Michael McGovern the wrong way as the visitors finally made their superiority count to put them in the driving seat in the two-legged tie.Shaqiri said he did not know whether it was a penalty or not.”I tried to get a shot on target and I don’t know if he touched it with his hand or not. In the end the referee gave the penalty,” he said. “That is football.”We controlled the game over 90 minutes, had a lot of possession and created chances. We played much better than Northern Ireland and deserved to win.”But O’Neill raged at the decision, saying he did not understand how the referee could award the spot kick.”The referee has no-one in his line of sight,”… Read full this story
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