ANGRY Hasney Aljofree rounded on the referee after his team's gallant effort at
Elland Road was not enough to prevent a third defeat in four League One outings.
The Town skipper felt he was harshly penalised for handball as Leeds opened the
scoring from the penalty spot, and later accused official Lee Mason of bowing
to pressure from the vocal home supporters.
To add injury to insult, Aljofree was temporarily forced off in the second half
with an achilles strain, and could now require a scan to determine the extent
of the damage.
The die-hard Manchester United fan battled on against his boyhood rivals, but
for Aljofree the damage done by Mr Mason was irreversible.
He said: "It's a shame because we've worked so hard today as a team and we
didn't deserve to lose.
"I think we were more than good enough to beat Leeds today. The win wasn't to
do with their team, but maybe someone else.
"A referee like that has refereed at the highest level. I even had a little
chat with him before the game not to listen to the crowd, but it seemed every
time the crowd shouted there was a free-kick or a booking.
"He spoilt it for us. We've come all this way and it's cost us today."
Aljofree had already made one important goalline clearance from Jamie Clapham's
volley when he was penalised for hand-ball on the edge of the Town box.
It looked an obvious case of ball-to-hand, but the referee's assistant gave the
nod and Mason had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
"I'm not sure what the rules are nowadays with the ball-to-hand," said Aljofree.
"I've gone to block it with my head and it's hit my arm, I'm not going to say
it's not, but I've got no intention to stop the ball going in the box.
"I'm not even sure I was in the box, but the ref decided to go with the home
team."
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