Irish acknowledge Kuipers shouldn't have awarded penalty

After the BiH – Ireland playoff match, passions occasionally flare up. In match reports, most Irish media agree that the penalty Bjorn Kuipers awarded in the 23rd minute was, at the very least, debatable, reports the Patria News Agency.

Although Irish media claim that Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers did not hesitate, this casts serious doubt on the correctness of his decision and confirms that there was premeditation.

The slow-motion television replay showed that Ervin Zukanović kept his hand by his body, and the ball only slightly changed its trajectory and ended up in the hands of the brilliant Asmir Begović.

Therefore, the referee clearly made a mistake. When Jonathan Walters scored, even the Bosnian media forgot that the penalty was a blatant referee robbery. The Irish mark this moment as the key one in this match.

But the hosts forget everything, because what is most important to them is that they will be at the European Championship in France with probably the oldest squad.