"It was probably an ill-advised challenge considering he had already been shown a yellow card, but I thought he made a genuine attempt to get the ball but his momentum took him through the opponent.
"It took the gloss off what was a very solid performance in which we played some excellent football against a side who had won both their previous games this season.
"We thought we might have had a claim for a penalty when Brett Emerton seemed to have his shirt pulled as he tried to get in on goal."