Albertini had been running towards Gilberto. Even if the ball were to be passed to the Brazilian, Albertini would be able to prevent him from scoring. But Upson had left his post and abandoned his position. The pass from Fàbregas landed exactly where Upson should have been.
Even with Hierro's vast experience, he had no way of dealing with a mistake like that. Furthermore, it was already the 85th minute and he could barely run.
After venting his frustration and unhappiness, Tang En called up Peter Crouch, who had just finished his warm-up from the substitute's bench. Tang En refused to end the match on a draw. He did not care a bit about that record; he just could not accept that the three points that they had almost had in their hands had slipped away and become only one!
We were dominating the entire match. But just because of a low-level mistake, we ruined such a good situation. I cannot accept this!
