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Referee Joao Pinheiro during the Champions League clash between Bayern Munich and PSG. Copyright: Imago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala has reacted to the officiating in the UEFA Champions League semifinal clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night,\u00a0Soccernet.ng<\/u><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n Bayern welcomed reigning champions PSG to the Allianz Arena looking to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg, which had ended 5-4 in favour of the French side.<\/p>\n While the first leg was widely praised as one of the best matches in Champions League history because of the nine-goal thriller, the return leg was\u00a0totally different. Only two goals were scored as PSG secured a second consecutive Champions League final appearance and kept alive their hopes of defending the title.<\/p>\n The French side\u00a0took the lead just three minutes into the game when Ousmane Dembele found the back of the net to make it 6-4 on aggregate.<\/p>\n Bayern struggled to break down a much more compact PSG defence\u00a0until\u00a0Harry Kane scored a late stoppage-time\u00a0equalizer\u00a0to earn the German side a 1-1 draw on the night.<\/p>\n The semifinal encounter was filled with controversial refereeing decisions, many of which went against Bayern Munich.\u00a0The German champions were particularly frustrated by two handball incidents that were not given in their favour in the first half.<\/p>\n First, referee Joao Pinheiro chose not to show Nuno Mendes a second yellow card in the 29th minute after the ball struck his outstretched arm. Instead, the referee awarded PSG a free kick after ruling that Konrad Laimer had committed a handball offence earlier in the move.<\/p>\n Moments later, a clearance from Vitinha struck the arm of Joao Neves inside the penalty area, but Bayern\u2019s appeals for a penalty were waved away.<\/p>\n Those decisions ultimately proved costly for Bayern, as a potential red card and penalty could have\u00a0changed the outcome of the tie.<\/p>\n Reacting to the officiating on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, Asisat Oshoala expressed her frustration\u00a0and believes\u00a0there are still too many mistakes in football despite the introduction of VAR.<\/p>\n Officiating is still a problem in the game of football even with the help of VAR\u2026\u2026too many errors and inconsistency #Football<\/a> #UCL<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/m7Qs2cTkjfs8M1RQvhPfCrv9-Qw=\/2304x1536\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F05%2F332F76E9-C145-4E1E-A27F-8D17D5BF35E8.jpeg\")
Soccer Asisat Oshoala laments officiating in Bayern vs PSG clash<\/h2>\n
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