Domenech rues Zidane dismissal

By PA Sport  July 09, 2006
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The sending off of Zidane changed the match, that was the key moment of the game....
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France coach Raymond Domenech admitted Zinedine Zidane´s moment of madness cost Les Bleus the World Cup.Zidane was sent off 20 minutes into extra time for head-butting Marco Materazzi in the chest, and after the match ended 1-1 Italy went on to win the penalty shoot-out 5-3, with David Trezeguet missing the crucial kick.Domenech was furious with Materazzi - and he claimed referee Horacio Elizondo only produced the red card after the fourth official had seen a video replay. He said: "The sending off of Zidane changed the match, that was the key moment of the game."

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