Wright: It was not a penalty

Goalkeeper Ollie Wright said he did not think the penalty which put Yeovil Town behind in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Hartlepool United should have stood.

The on-loan Southampton player said he thought match referee Aaron Jackson had given a foul against Pools’ defender Tom Parkes for a dive after the 6’2″ defender tumbled in the box under minimal contact just after the hour mark. Unfortunately, the official thought differently and top-scorer Emmanuel Dieseruvwe sent Wright the wrong way from the spot.

Speaking to BBC Somerset reporter Chris Sykes, the 22-year-old said: “In my opinion, the penalty was not a penalty and the second goal was down to a few individual errors.

“I thought the referee had given a foul to us because it looked like a dive from my angle. The linesman said it wasn’t, but I am not going to make any excuses. We just have to focus on the next game (at home to Eastleigh on Boxing Day).”

Having fallen behind, the Glovers pulled level through a beautiful strike from substitute Kofi Shaw with ten minutes to go, only for veteran striker Gary Madine to grab the winner three minutes later.

The game was played in a strong, swirling wind on the North East coast and Wright admitted the conditions were a challenge for the visitors.

He said: “They were tough conditions to play in today which made it difficult, but I thought the lads dug in and we had a good effort.

“Both halves the wind seemed to be against me, I don’t know how that happens but it is all part of the game and you just have to get on with it.

“We got ourselves back in to it with an excellent finish, he is a good player Kofi. It was a catalogue of individual errors which led up to the (second) goal which is frustrating, but that is football for you.”