João de Deus left speechless by a goal denied to his side in Saturday's loss to Sporting de Braga B

Speaking with the press at the final whistle after Saturday's loss to Sporting de Braga B, coach João de Deus did not hide his frustration at the day's refereeing.

"This is becoming an surreal situation in football. The referee apologised for what happened and he didn't have to. We all make mistakes. I do, my players do, we all do. This was an important match for us and we worked hard to turn things around and avoid he mistakes we have been making", said the Sporting CP B coach, going on to reflect on the Braga B goal scored after a puzzling decision by the assistant official: "I really don't know what to say. The refereeing team created a goal today and that cannot happen. This really has to stop. We all make mistakes, but like this it is impossible. What can I tell these young players? We played well, we were the best side in the second-half, we created chances, we did everything we could to score. In the second-half we were brave and equalised, but the match had already been messed around."