Euro 2016: Albania 0-1 Switzerland - 5 talking points

#4 Should Albania have been awarded a penalty late in the game?

Albania felt they should have been given a penalty by Spanish referee Carlos Velasco after 85 minutes. Ermir Lenjani appeared to have been grappled onto by Swiss right-back Stephan Lichsteiner while trying to control a long pass.

Despite vehement appeals, the referee confidently waved them away, stating that there wasn’t enough contact to merit the awarding of a penalty. Replays showed that it was worth a shout, Lichsteiner putting his arms across Lenjani and stifling his movement towards goal.

It was just as well for Lichsteiner that the penalty wasn’t given, as he could well have been in trouble for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. A double-reprieve as far as the fullback was concerned.