Frank Lampard was the most blatant victim of FIFA's resistance to goal line technology during last summer's World Cup, but now it appears he's benefited from it, too.
After a golazo from Sandro put Spurs up 1-0 and earned him the wrath of Harry Redknapp for not minding his defensive position in the 19th minute, Gomes let a long shot from Lampard just before halftime squirt through his legs and trickle towards the goal. He appeared to snatch it back just before the entire ball made it over the line, yet the linesman (who was in no position to make a call one way or the other) said it was a goal. The officials tried to even out their calls in the second half by denying Chelsea a clear penalty when Florent Malouda was taken down right in front of the goal, but Spurs suffered again when Kalou appeared to be a smidge offside before he poked in the 89th minute winner (full highlights here).
So, in the end, Chelsea get a bit of good fortune and three vital points in a hard fought match and people get another reason to shake their fists at Sepp Blatter.
Photo: Reuters
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