Hodgson furious at ref Cakir after Gerrard sees red and Defoe has goal chalked off

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Dailymail

Hodgson furious at ref Cakir after Gerrard sees red and Defoe has goal chalked off
Unimpressed: Hodgson was unhappy with the Turkish referee after the game

'We went a goal down to a wonder strike and you are always going to be up against it. But we kept going and kept probing and deserved our equaliser.

'The post was made to work a few times and we created some dangerous moments. I don't think there were many bad fouls. There were too many yellow cards and Steven was unlucky. He didn't deserve two yellow cards.'

England will be without Gerrard when they face San Marino in their next qualifier in October but the captain will be back for the tougher-looking meeting with Poland that follows.

Speaking about his penalty, Lampard said: 'It's a bit nerveracking to take a penalty near end of the game, so I was happy to see it go in the back of the net.

'No-one knows why Jermain's goal was disallowed. We thought it was a free-kick and that the ref brought it back too early. It wasn't a foul at all, so we are very disappointed. Before the game, we wanted to win, but in the circumstances, after having a goal disallowed, it showed great character to get a point.

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