Valencia lose shoot-out appeal after Youth League loss at Chelsea
Monday 29 February 2016 14:41, UK
Valencia have failed with their appeal over a disallowed goal in their youth side's controversial penalty shoot-out defeat at Chelsea.
The UEFA Youth League match ended 1-1 at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on February 23 before going to spot-kicks.
Chelsea won the shoot-out 5-4 to make the quarter-finals, but only after Alberto Gil's spot-kick - Valencia's first of the shoot-out - was wrongly disallowed.
Videos showed the ball crossing the line before striking a stanchion and bouncing clear, but the referee and the official on the goal-line ruled it had hit the post.
Valencia manager Gary Neville was furious with the incident and tweeted after the match: "Scandalous!!! Can't believe what I've just seen...."
However, on Monday afternoon UEFA revealed that the "protest lodged by Valencia CF Youth against the validity of the match result has been dismissed".
Valencia expressed their disappointment with a statement on the club's website reading: "The club regrets the decision taken by the UEFA. We wish to encourage our young players to continue to be motivated and believe in the fair play of football."
Chelsea expressed their sympathies for their opponents at the time by tweeting: "TV replays show that Valencia's first penalty in the shoot out did cross the line but it was not given by the officials."
A statement from the La Liga side last week stated: "We trust that UEFA will give an appropriate response at the level required by the situation, after it has had the opportunity to analyse our appeal.
"Finally, Valencia wish to thank the sportsmanship of Chelsea for having recognised that the disallowed penalty had gone in."
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