When referee Lauren Impey blew her whistle to herald the annulment of Leighanne Robe’s second-half strike at Goodison Park, the ecstasy of those in Red quickly gave way to consternation.
Robe furrowed her brow. Megan Campbell fervently waved her finger in objection. And the contingent of Liverpool fans gathered in the Lower Bullens looked at one another in bewilderment.
All of the above reactions were justified, as Impey’s decision to rule out what would have been a winning goal for Liverpool for an alleged foul on goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was a perplexing one.
