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| Pardew baffled by free-kick award | Pardew baffled by free-kick award |
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| Charlton boss Alan Pardew was left bewildered by the award of a free-kick to Fulham that led to Chris Coleman's side scoring a stoppage-time equaliser. | Charlton boss Alan Pardew was left bewildered by the award of a free-kick to Fulham that led to Chris Coleman's side scoring a stoppage-time equaliser. |
| "I'm absolutely disgusted," said Pardew after the 2-2 draw. "You'd expect the officials to be nice and calm and they made a bad mistake there. | "I'm absolutely disgusted," said Pardew after the 2-2 draw. "You'd expect the officials to be nice and calm and they made a bad mistake there. |
| "We were two minutes away from ecstasy but we feel deflated. | "We were two minutes away from ecstasy but we feel deflated. |
| "However, I have to commend the players. I've seen enough here to suggest we can be competitive." | "However, I have to commend the players. I've seen enough here to suggest we can be competitive." |
| Interview: Charlton boss Alan Pardew | |
| Fulham's stoppage-time equaliser came when Frank Queudrue scored from a controversial free-kick that should have been a Charlton throw-in. | Fulham's stoppage-time equaliser came when Frank Queudrue scored from a controversial free-kick that should have been a Charlton throw-in. |
| The ball went out of play off Fulham winger Tomasz Radzinski as he was challenged by Charlton defender Djimi Traore but the visitors were given a free-kick. | The ball went out of play off Fulham winger Tomasz Radzinski as he was challenged by Charlton defender Djimi Traore but the visitors were given a free-kick. |
| Fulham manager Chris Coleman admitted he had some sympathy for Charlton over the free-kick decision. | Fulham manager Chris Coleman admitted he had some sympathy for Charlton over the free-kick decision. |
| "I think we earned a bit of fortune," he conceded. "To score when we did was a tough blow for Charlton but it was a good point for us. | "I think we earned a bit of fortune," he conceded. "To score when we did was a tough blow for Charlton but it was a good point for us. |
| "We kept going, we kept pushing and the majority of the game in the second half was in their half. | "We kept going, we kept pushing and the majority of the game in the second half was in their half. |
| "But we found it difficult to break down their defence and Charlton were hanging on in there." | "But we found it difficult to break down their defence and Charlton were hanging on in there." |