Gillingham manager Mark Bonner felt the officials got some big moments wrong at Wimbledon - but weren’t the only ones at fault in the defeat.
The Gills were denied a clear penalty in the first 10 minutes when Conor Masterson was wrestled to the floor inside the box and the goal that separated the sides was scored with an arm.
Report: Wimbledon 1 Gillingham 0
Those were too big moments that went against the Gills in a tight game against AFC Wimbledon.
Speaking of the incidents, Bonner said: “We should have had a penalty.
“It's clearer than ever (on the night) because it's on the telly and they zoom in on it. No doubt they are the action points that they're talking about.
“We felt they were really aggressive on us in our box, which is fine. If there's VAR (video assistant referee), [the penalty] gets given and their goal doesn't. That is the fine line of the game a little bit.
“There's no attempt to see the ball. It's just a bit of a headlock. He DDT’d him to the floor and no return for us whatsoever. We felt that there was a couple of moments like that in the first half.
“That was in a period where we proper had them on the ropes in the first five, six minutes with a brilliant start and then it twisted and turned and it went to them.
“You need those moments to go for you, or you need one of your chances to go in for you when we had that pressure for an early goal. We had one that, if I remember, just went past the post, which was a decent chance as well.
“We need to capitalise on those moments more and find more quality in execution in those situations because we're drawing blanks too many times.”
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