da cassino: Chelsea have put Tottenham to the sword in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, beating their London rivals 5-1 to set up a final date with Liverpool.
da esoccer bet: Didier Drogba gave the Blues the lead in the first-half, and the game went into the interval 1-0, before a hugely controversial second goal was awarded to double Chelsea’s lead.
A Juan Mata strike headed goal-bound only to be cleared by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, but a goal was awarded despite the ball not crossing the line.
Gareth Bale pulled one back for Spurs shortly after to give their fans hope, only for late goals from Ramires, Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda to kill the game off as a contest.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was fuming at the award of the second goal, blaming referee Martin Atkinson a poor decision.
“The second goal was a disaster,” the incensed manager told Sky Sports.
“It was nowhere near a goal. It was a huge mistake.
“We looked too open after that and they picked us off. It was key.
“He’s (Atkinson) made a big mistake. I don’t see how he can give the goal. It’s nowhere near over the line. There were bodies on the line and the ball couldn’t possibly get over the line.
“He must have guessed. He can’t have been sure.
“I spoke to him. He says he feels worse than I do. I said: ‘I don’t think so’. He knows he’s made a mistake and he says he’ll have a bad week as well,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight