Was at the U18 game against Leeds this morning (this was started Saturday night) .... won 2-1
Game was hard but fair until late on when at 1-1 one of the Leeds training staff held on to the ball rather than let Charlton take a quick throw (in fact he grabbed hold of the ball, wouldn't give it to the Charlton player when asked and then kicked it down the touchline) the Leeds number 10 got himself involved and was lectured by the ref... within 30 secs of the throw being taken the exact same number 10 (who was perhaps the most technically gifted player on the pitch but carrying far too much timber) was so late with a 'over the top' tackle that even British Rail would have been ashamed, it was a straight red in any game but the ref bottled it and gave his first yellow of the game followed by the lino telling the ref to give Regan (the Charlton No 4) a yellow for the handbags that followed the foul... like the first team 10 minutes of extra time followed but in the seventh minute of this extra time a floated free kick into the Leeds box was controlled by Lookman at the back of the box, his shot was blocked but as the Leeds keeper went to collect the free ball Umerah got his toe to it to make it 2-1 to Charlton.
A bizarre incident happened in the last minute of extra time, the ball went out for a Charlton throw and Lapslie went down with cramp, Charlton took off Lapslie and brought on a sub but the ref decided that this was a deliberate tactic by Charlton and changed the throw in to Charlton to a free kick to Leeds?
The first half was pretty even and two Charlton errors led to the Leeds goal but Charlton had almost total control in the second half with quick one touch passing and should have won by more than one goal.
