Fleetwood boss Rosler expects to get Eastham’s red overturned
Posted Sunday, February 04, 2018 by PA
Fleetwood boss Uwe Rosler says the club will appeal Ash Eastham’s red card after seeing his side’s brave fightback against Scunthorpe extinguished by a late Ivan Toney free-kick.
Josh Morris gave Scunthorpe the lead and he netted his second from the spot three minutes before the break after Eastham was ruled to have deliberately handled Toney’s header in the box.
Eastham was sent off but Fleetwood rallied with Ash Hunter’s 45th-minute strike and Bobby Grant’s 67th-minute effort levelling the scores.
Nathan Pond was ruled to have fouled Toney just outside the box and he whipped home a goal Rosler says his side should not be conceding in the 78th minute.
The German is confident the straight red card for Eastham will be overturned on appeal.
He said: “I went in there and spoke to the referee (Mark Heywood) after the game.
“I am not disputing the penalty, it was a penalty but I am disputing the red card because it was not a deliberate handball.
“People will see that because we will appeal, I cannot see another outcome other than Ash Eastham being available for Rochdale (next Saturday).”
Despite ending up with nothing to show for their efforts, Rosler praised his men for fighting back and getting themselves level.
He said: “We got double punished (by the red card and the penalty) and it set them up in a very good position but I think we dealt with it, we got on with it and it is great credit to the players.
“We got the equaliser but then they cannot score from that free-kick, it is as simple as that.
“I am very proud of the performance of our players.
“The start of the game was very good, the whole second half when we were down to 10 men I could not ask for any more from that.
“I’m just disappointed with the free-kick, they should not have scored from that.”
Scunthorpe assistant boss Neil McDonald disagreed with Rosler and believes a red card and a penalty was the right decision.
When asked if he agreed with the referee’s ruling, McDonald said: “Yes.
“He has headed it, it is going towards goal.
“He has obviously handballed it so I think we got the right decision.
“It is unfortunate for the lad but that is the way it is.”
Overall McDonald thought the result was deserved and heaped praise on Toney who scored his first goal since returning to the club this January.
He said: “We scored three, I think we could have doubled that easily, we just left it a little tight conceding the two.
“Overall I thought it was a well-deserved victory.
“That was Ivan’s first start and it is an excellent return.
“He could have had two if it was not for the penalty but he is in the right place at the right time.
“He has stood up and been counted and hit the back of the net.”
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