[Video] Did Carroll’s Header Cross The Line? + Highlights From Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

By Football Talk Published: 5th May 2012

Chelsea won this seasons FA Cup after a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday evening. Ramires put the Blues ahead early on before Didier Drogba scored his eight goal in 8 appearances at Wembley to make it 2-0. Sub Andy Carroll then halved the deficit before the striker looked to have equalised with a far post header. However, the goal wasn’t given as the referee and his linesman claimed it didn’t cross the line as Cech made a superb save to deny the Liverpool man. Watch the goal below and judge for yourself; was the ball over the line? You can then watch full highlights from the match underneath.

Carroll Header

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BOB says:

Time and time again the REFF buggers up a good game Cech wrist and hand was bent so it should have been given a goal and plus the force of the ball would have pushed his hand back even more so it was a goal plain and simple

8:25 pm on May 5, 2012

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- robbie says:
  
  it was NOT a goal it has been analysed by experts and they have proved the whole of the ball was not over the line.what goes round comes round (luis garcia v chelsea ?
  
  11:36 am on May 7, 2012
  
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  - Dave Smith says:
    
    Why on earth do Chelsea fans keep going on about this decision? The correct decison should have been a penalty and the goalkeeper sent off – same result in the end as it turns out but softer on Chelsea at the time!
    
    10:49 pm on May 7, 2012
    
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Akomolafe pius says:

As my own point of view the ball is not a goal. Because if the ball cross the line know how peter cech we push the ball out like that.

11:33 pm on May 5, 2012

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Esson says:

Dat was a brilliant save 4m peter cerch.it wasn’t a goal…whl,congrat 2 d blues 4 taking d trophy in wembley

6:10 am on May 6, 2012

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Prince Charles says:

its so obvious the whole ball did not cross the line-are we so blind or are we blind with jealousy

9:09 am on May 6, 2012

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TREBOR says:

Never over – but both teams were woefull

9:15 am on May 6, 2012

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kene Flexy says:

It’s like some people are watching d beautiful game of football with sentiment…a goal is when the whole circumference of the ball crosses the line and that andy Carroll header didn’t obey that law.

9:22 am on May 6, 2012

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- Andy Gee says:
  
  Okay I’m a Liverpool fan, but yeah on replay it wasn’t fully across, I think, still not 100% sure though. Why no goal line technology because this decision was lucky? A split second decision could have gone the other way. Goal line cams would sort it out in secs, no errors like in the other Chelsea game.
  
  3:48 pm on May 6, 2012
  
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