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Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley slams ‘disgraceful’ penalty call that potentially ends Hoops’ title hopes
STEPHEN BRADLEY fumed over the penalty decision which may have derailed their five-in-a-row bid as Ruaidhri Higgins hit back over criticism of Patrick McEleney.
Shamrock Rovers looked to be heading for a big three points against Derry City on Friday night, thanks to Dylan Watts’ first-half opener.
But referee Damien MacGraith awarded a penalty when there was no contact between Josh Honohan and Patrick McEleney with Pat Hoban converting the spot-kick.
And Rovers boss Bradley said: “I’m just really disappointed that the referee has taken it out of our hands in the manner that he did.
“It’s a disgraceful decision. I’ve watched it 10 times and he hasn’t touched him.
“Patrick’s been clever, fair play to him, he gives the ref a decision to make.
“But Derry players are coming over and telling us he didn’t touch him, he dived. That’s no slant on them, they have to try, that’s fine.
“For the referee to give a decision like that in a game like this when we are so comfortable is disgraceful.
“And the arrogance of him, honestly, it’s actually incredible.
“He’s laughing at you coming off. It’s a disgusting decision. It’s not acceptable.
“You have to be sure with these decisions. As a referee and a linesman, that’s an incredible decision to give.
“There is no way you can be sure because there is no contact. They couldn’t have had a better view.
“The referee is looking straight at it, no one in his way, the linesman is 10 yards away, no one in his way. And there is zero contact.
“Honestly he is awful, that referee, and he has shown it again. That decision is incredible. And nothing will be done about it. He will ref again next week and the week after. Nothing will be done about it. It’s an awful decision.”
Asked if it would make him in favour of VAR being introduced in the League of Ireland, he said: “For things like that I would be, yeah.
“We have had it in Europe where it has been really good. We had it against Celje where VAR came into play.
“We knew it was a penalty, our video analysis guys were telling us it was a penalty, so we knew it was. Then VAR looks at it and it was a penalty. So it really does help you out.”
RTE pundit Conan Byrne slammed McEleney for his part, describing him as disgraceful but that drew a sharp response from Derry boss Higgins.
Higgins said: “It’s an interesting comment.
“Did he make as much noise about the penalty we never got?
“The absolute stonewall penalty, he probably didn’t because he lives in Dublin and he has to face his friends more regularly than he has to face people up here.
“Listen, we’re used to that absolute nonsense. Patrick McEleney is the most honest professional I’ve ever worked with and obviously Conan doesn’t know him too well.
“He used his experience, of course he did, and we got the penalty we deserved because there were two previous incidents that we should have got one and didn’t.”
CLEAR AS DAY
One was when Lee Grace handled the ball on the ground as he blocked a shot.
It had ricocheted off it but he had lunged with both arms outstretched.
And Higgins added: “We had a brilliant view of it here with the angle and it’s a stonewall penalty.
“You see those penalties given every week and it’s a penalty.
“There’s no question about it and we didn’t get it unfortunately but we kept going, we kept believing and we got a point.”
But Bradley countered: “The Lee Grace one is very, very simple.
“Lee is on the ground and his arm is on the ground, and we have all been told at the start of the year that’s a natural position.
“You are supporting your body, your arm is on the ground, that is not a penalty. We all know that. I think you are clutching at straws with that one.
“But regardless of whether there are another four or five penalties, you don’t even it up by giving that one. It doesn’t matter. That’s awful.
“The players came here, dominated for the first-half, second-half completely in control out of possession, no chances for Derry and the referee takes it completely out of our hands.
“It’s not good enough. The ramifications of that can be so big.”
With Shels losing, Derry moved to within three points of the top with Rovers a further four points adrift with six games each left to play.
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Boy abducted from park aged six is FOUND 73 years later after niece who never gave up on finding him cracks cold case
A BOY who was abducted from a park at just six years old has been found after a shocking 73 years.
Luis Armando Albino, now aged 79, is now safe and well thanks to his hard-nosed niece who never gave up trying to find him.
On February 21, 1951, Luis was kidnapped by a lady from a West Oakland park, in California, where he was playing with his ten-year-old older brother, Roger.
The woman tricked him into thinking she would buy him candy in order to get his attention and entice him away.
After that, little Luis was transported by air to the East Coast, where he was brought up as a son by a couple in New York City.
Luis’s mother never gave up on the possibility that he would one day return, safe and sound.
She sadly died in 2005 at the age of 92 without ever finding out what had become of her beloved son.
Only early this year, a curious and diligent niece of Luis’s used DNA testing and information from newspaper clippings in her quest for the truth, leading to a breakthrough in the case.
Alida Alequin, 63, had stayed in Oakland and was determined to locate her long-lost uncle.
With assistance from the Department of Justice, the FBI, and local police, she was able to piece together the evidence.
Her actions “played an integral role in finding her uncle,” according to Oakland police.
Luis seemed to have had a busy life after being taken away from his family.
He had been a firefighter and had served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Marine Corps.
He had also become a dad and a grandfather himself.
And now, for the first time in over seven decades, brothers Luis and Roger, now 83, were able to reunite thanks to Alida’s efforts.
She told Mercury News how her uncle kissed her on the cheek, “hugged me, and said, ‘Thank you for finding me.'”
The reunion sadly had a bittersweet tone as Roger didn’t have much time left to live after receiving a cancer diagnosis.
“They grabbed each other and had a really tight, long hug. They sat down and just talked,” Alida remarked.
The two discussed their past experiences, including their time in the military and the events leading up to the abduction.
In July, Luis had one final encounter with his brother before Roger passed away a month later in August.
“I think he died happily. He was at peace with himself, knowing that his brother was found,” Alida said.
“I was just so happy I was able to do this for him and bring him closure and peace.”
The niece believes that her grandma, Luis’ mother, would have been “very happy, most definitely. She never forgot him.
“She always said he was still alive. She had hope she would see him. She never gave up that hope.”
Alida continued: “I’m so happy that I was able to do this for my mom and [uncle]. It was a very happy ending.
“I was always determined to find him, and who knows, with my story out there, it could help other families going through the same thing.
“I would say, don’t give up.”
Although Luis hasn’t talked to the media yet, he does remember some details of his captivity.
Those in his immediate vicinity in New York would not respond to enquiries about the circumstances of his kidnapping, and he was never informed of what was happening.
And the people he thought were his parents have now passed away.
THE RELENTLESS SEARCH
One of five siblings, Luis had been playing at what was once called West Oakland’s Jefferson Square Park.
Police, together with Coast Guard personnel and army soldiers, combed the region and San Francisco Bay after his kidnapping.
Roger, his brother, was questioned multiple times and insisted that his brother had been abducted by a woman wearing a bandana around her head.
In an attempt to aid, the FBI was also brought in, but the case went cold and filed.
Luis’ mom would frequently check in with the police missing person bureau for updates.
At first, she would go every day, then every week, then every month, and finally, once a year.
I was just so happy I was able to do this for him and bring him closure and peace
Alida Alequin
But it appeared that the authorities were no closer to discovering the truth.
Alida said: “She always felt he was alive. She took that with her to her grave.
“All this time the family kept thinking of him. I always knew I had an uncle. We spoke of him a lot.
“My grandmother carried the original article in her wallet, and she always talked about him. A picture of him was always hung at the family home.”
Alida was the one who kick-started the search for her missing uncle when she did an online DNA test for fun in 2020.
Luis, who she was unaware of, was a 22 percent match, according to the results.
She reached out to him but never heard back.
Only later in the year did Alida’s own daughters start looking into the issue further and searching for Luis’s name online.
A microfilm of his pictures found at the Oakland Public Library reassured them that the man they were seeing was, in fact, their long-lost uncle.
Once again, the FBI and state Department of Justice were engaged in a new missing persons case.
It was discovered that Luis was residing on the East Coast, and he even submitted a DNA sample to verify his identity.
To confirm that Luis had been found, investigators visited Alida’s mother’s house (Luis and Roger’s sister).
“In my heart I knew it was him and when I got the confirmation, I let out a big ‘YES!’,” the niece said.
“We didn’t start crying until after the investigators left.
“I grabbed my mom’s hands and said, ‘We found him.’ I was ecstatic.”
The FBI says that the kidnapping is still under investigation even if the missing person case has been closed.
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