4Photo© hindustantimes.comSomeone decided to rob us from winning: Stimac slams refereeing after Iraq defeat
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A Sunil Chhetri-less India conceded a late goal off a debatable penalty to miss out on their first ever win over Iraq, who won the match via penalty shootout on Thursday.
Taking to social media after India's heartbreaking loss, Stimac praised his men's performance, saying a day will come when even the referee's controversial decisions won't be able to stop his team from winning matches.
"Our boys left everything on that pitch tonight and I am immensely proud of them! Someone decided to rob them from winning tonight but the time will come sooner than many expect that even referees will not be able to stop my boys winning such games!" Stimac said after the match.
“ I didn’t even want to go to the press conference because in the state I’m at the moment after being robbed in such a way, I didn’t want to go there and say the truth. Saying the truth, it’s a very…
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