By William Gray Published: 12:01AM BST 07 Sep 2005
Fifa officials have set a precedent for over-ruling refereeing decisions after ordering Uzbekistan's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain to be replayed.
Uzbekistan won the opening leg of the Asian zone play-off 1-0 at the weekend, but they were incensed when Japanese referee Toshimitsu Yoshida disallowed an Uzbekistan penalty for an attacking player encroaching.
Rather than ordering the penalty to be re-taken, a free-kick was awarded to Bahrain, who kept within sight of a two-leg play-off in November against the fourth team from the Concacaf region.
Uzbekistan called for an investigation into the penalty incident, but they are angry the match is to be replayed in its entirety, accusing Fifa of "stealing" their slender lead.
The second leg was due to be played today, but both legs will now be played in October.
Read Article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2364919/Fifa-redress-referee-error.html
This referee was also remove from the AFC Elite FIFA Referee List and suspended from refereeing any further matches.
Read also: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/13/content_477504.htm
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