Coach Jose Mourinho was ordered from the dugout and striker Samuel Eto'o was involved in a highly debatable equaliser as Chelsea beat Cardiff City 4-1 to move up to second in the Premier League on Saturday.
Mourinho, no stranger to disputes, was sent to the stands 20 minutes from time for protesting to referee Anthony Taylor after becoming increasingly frustrated at what he perceived to be Cardiff's time-wasting tactics.
The Portuguese, though, was not at the heart of the main controversy in the match.
That surrounded Chelsea's first goal, scored after 33 minutes by Eden Hazard after Eto'o had nipped in to steal the ball from Cardiff keeper David Marshall as he was bouncing it.
The visiting players protested but the goal stood and promoted City, who had taken an early lead through Jordan Mutch, were sunk by three second-half strikes.
"At the time I did not see it but I have been in to see the referee," Cardiff manager Malky Mackay told reporters. "Our goalkeeper bounced the ball, he saw the player standing there.
"The referee is saying he heard from his linesman that he dropped the ball. He said if the goalkeeper bounces the ball it is a foul on him.
"It's a huge mistake, a horrendous error. The officials have got it wrong between them and it has cost us. We went in 1-1 at halftime instead of being 1-0 up."
Former referee George Courtney, now an assessor, told the BBC: "It seems to me the goalkeeper is still in possession of the ball while he's bouncing it, according to the law, so he should not be challenged.
"If an identical incident happened tomorrow I would disallow it and award an indirect free kick. But of course do bear in mind the laws of the game are open to interpretation."
Mourinho, no stranger to disputes, was sent to the stands 20 minutes from time for protesting to referee Anthony Taylor after becoming increasingly frustrated at what he perceived to be Cardiff's time-wasting tactics.
The Portuguese, though, was not at the heart of the main controversy in the match.
That surrounded Chelsea's first goal, scored after 33 minutes by Eden Hazard after Eto'o had nipped in to steal the ball from Cardiff keeper David Marshall as he was bouncing it.
The visiting players protested but the goal stood and promoted City, who had taken an early lead through Jordan Mutch, were sunk by three second-half strikes.
"At the time I did not see it but I have been in to see the referee," Cardiff manager Malky Mackay told reporters. "Our goalkeeper bounced the ball, he saw the player standing there.
"The referee is saying he heard from his linesman that he dropped the ball. He said if the goalkeeper bounces the ball it is a foul on him.
"It's a huge mistake, a horrendous error. The officials have got it wrong between them and it has cost us. We went in 1-1 at halftime instead of being 1-0 up."
Former referee George Courtney, now an assessor, told the BBC: "It seems to me the goalkeeper is still in possession of the ball while he's bouncing it, according to the law, so he should not be challenged.
"If an identical incident happened tomorrow I would disallow it and award an indirect free kick. But of course do bear in mind the laws of the game are open to interpretation."
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