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Leicester Denied A Point Thanks To Massive Misfortune And Eagle-Eyed Referee

Gavin O'Callaghan
By Gavin O'Callaghan
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After trailing 2-0 after 36 minutes in The Etihad Stadium Leicester City managed to claw themselves a lifeline by half-time through a Shinji Okazaki strike to make it 2-1.

In the 77th minute, it looked like Leicester were going to equalise when Riyad Mahrez was taken down for a penalty by Gael Clichy and the Algerian stepped up to take responsibility.

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Mahrez slipped while striking but still hit the back of the net. He turned to celebrate but he was soon stopped by a protesting Willy Caballero and referee Bobby Madley.

Madley blew his whistle almost immediately and awarded a free out to City after it appeared Mahrez struck the ball twice before it went into the net.

Replays show it was indeed the correct decision, a huge moment in the race for the Champions League places.

It is not the first time this may have happened this week. Replays of Antoine Griezmann's penalty mid-week against Real Madrid showed that the French man may also have struck the ball twice but in that case the goal was given.

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