Tirade ... Gary van Egmond fumes at a non-decision from referee Chris Beath. Source: News Limited
Newcastle Jets coach Gary van Egmond was involved in a heated exchange with match officials during the half-time break in his team's loss to Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.
Van Egmond followed officials into the tunnel at the end of the first half, and Fox Sports cameras showed the coach delivering an angry tirade to referee Chris Beath and his assistants.
Van Egmond was infuriated with Beath's decision to award a first-half penalty to Melbourne Heart, believing his goalkeeper Mark Birighitti was fouled while trying to collect the ball before he dragged down the Heart's Germano.
Striker Josip Tadic converted from the spot in what proved to be the winner in the Heart's 2-1 victory, a win that moved them off the bottom of the A-League ladder.
Fox Sports football commentator, and former Socceroos goalkeeper, Mark Bosnich offered his thoughts on the incident following the match.
"The player (Germano) went straight through and knocked the ball out of Birighitti's hands," he said.
"I thought that quite easily it could have been a foul and should have been.
"It's similair to what we've seen in the EPL and Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Managers are entitled to ask the question though."
The penalty wasn't the only decision that drew the ire of van Egmond, the coach cut a visably frustrated figure on the sideline throughout the second half.
Watch van Egmond's angry exchange with the referees in the video at the top of this page and re-live all the action from the clash, including video highlights, at our A-League Match Centre.
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