Bowyer’s ref rage after Boco late show

A LATE brace from substitute Rommy Boco saw Accringtom come from behind to earn an unlikely victory over Blackpool in the first ever league meeting between the Lancashire neighbours.

The visitors had taken the lead with just ten minutes to go thanks to Michael Cain’s excellent free-kick but the game turned on a sixpence following the referee’s controversial award of a last minute penalty, before Boco scored the winner deep into injury time.

“I don’t think anyone in the ground saw a penalty,” said Blackpool boss Gary Bowyer.

“It’s just incredible how often referees get it wrong and it’s not just me who thinks that, it’s every manager you speak to.

“It is not acceptable what we’ve had here today and it’s unfair on everyone connected with football, especially supporters who have paid their money and get badly let down.

“I thought we were comfortable but the penalty gave Accrington a lift and we have to take it, get on with it and start again to try and get something next weekend.”

Neither side took a decisive hold of the game in the first half but it was the hosts who grew more confident with Terry Gornell wasting the best chance after 36 minutes when he placed a free header a yard wide.

Kyle Vassell had the ball in the net from a Blackpool corner only for it to be controversially ruled offside.

But it was substitute Michael Cain who finally broke the deadlock when he curled a right footed free kick around the wall and into Parish’s bottom corner as the game exploded into life.

Eight minutes later Boco was adjudged to have been pushed at the front post by Tom Aldred and with mystified looks all around, the referee pointed to the spot, with the Benin international converting low to Slocombe’s left.

Deep into injury time it was Boco again as Sean McConville’s low cross from the right found him at the far post who finished in emphatic style.

“Blackpool were better than us and the fact is the better team didn’t win,” added Accrington manager John Coleman.

“They played better football apart from a good spell we had before half time when we got into them and created a few chances.

“But second half we gave the ball away cheaply, they upped their game, they were better all-round than us and I don’t know what the penalty was given for.”