Paul Cook says his Portsmouth side lost out on the big calls in their play-off with Plymouth
Friday 13 May 2016 13:04, UK
Portsmouth manager Paul Cook was furious with Jamille Matt after the Plymouth Argyle striker appeared to head-butt Michael Doyle during Thursday's 2-2 play-off semi-final first-leg draw at Fratton Park.
A fuming Cook was sent to the stands along with Argyle assistant manager Paul Wotton in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
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Gary Roberts' penalty earned Pompey a draw after Matt had been the Argyle hero with a classy double, cancelling out Marc McNulty's opener.
"There were some big calls by the referee, whether he got them right or wrong is irrelevant," Cook said.
"When we have watched it four times on telly, we'll know whether he got them right or wrong.
"We feel we should have got decisions we never got but there you go, we are used to that at home.
"I'm not bothered where I watch the game from on Sunday," he added.
"If the referee gets the head-butt wrong and the lad has head-butted him, he should have been sent off.
"If the lad hasn't head-butted then I should be sent to the stands. We feel we don't get the big decisions at Fratton Park.
"It was a great game, it was a great spectacle for League Two. It had everything you want from a football game."
Argyle boss Derek Adams was disappointed after the draw and felt his team should have won the game.
"It was an excellent game and we thoroughly deserved to go 2-1 ahead and we probably should have won the game on the night," Adams said
"We had plenty of opportunities and it was a very good performance from us.
"I haven't seen anything watching the game. Jamille has scored two very good goals for us. I haven't had time to speak to him.
"We had to deal with a load of Portsmouth pressure because we are here and the fans are very vocal, but we dealt with it very well.
"In the home leg you have your own fans and we showed here what home fans can do and I'm sure our fans will do exactly the same on Sunday evening."
