Ovrebo admits to Chelsea mistake

Tom Henning Ovrebo has admitted that his mistakes cost Chelsea the finals ticket of the UEFA Champions league in 2009. Ovrebo turned down 4 penalty appeals from Chelsea, and a late Iniesta strike got Barcelona to the final. Tom Henning Ovrebo told The Times "Everyone who knows the laws of the game knows I should have done things differently, but that's the life of a referee. In a strange way, I was actually satisfied with the way we all managed to keep calm in a tense situation"

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"On the pitch I did my best. I shouldn't have to apologise as mistakes are part of the game. It was a very challenging match and with the angry scenes after the final whistle it became less enjoyable," Ovrebo noted. "Some players got too emotional and behaved badly, but no one got killed. It's important to put it into perspective. It helped me as a referee ... if I can cope with Drogba screaming at me, I can cope with anything - although he's a nice guy, really."