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'They Had A 12th Man': James McClean Fumes At Refereeing During Ireland-Austria

Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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James McClean was not a happy man following Ireland's 1-1 draw with Austria at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland were denied a penalty and had a potential game-winning goal disallowed in the dying moments as Austria clung on for a point having been relatively comfortable for the vast majority of the game.

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Speaking to Tony O'Donoghue after the game, the relatively impressive James McClean explained how, 'in this day and age', criticising referees tends to result in a fine, before claiming Austria had a '12th man' on the field at Landsdowne Road this evening.

McClean also maintained that Ireland should have come away with three points - a difficult case to argue in that they only started playing properly six minutes from the end.

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