Elias Hernandez' first half goal from the spot kick handed the Black Stars a defeat against the team B of the Mexico senior national male football team on Wednesday at Houston, Texas in an international friendly.
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Kwesi Appiah accuses MLS referee of using F-word against Black Stars player
Ghana suffered a 0-1 defeat against Mexico on Wednesday in an international friendly.
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James Kwesi Appiah after the first defeat on his return as coach of the Black Stars has accused referee Baldomero Toledore of using the F-word against one of his players and expressed his surprise at why a Mexican was appointed to officiate of game of such international magnitude.
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“Talking about the referee, I was really, really shocked that in a game like this they would allow a Mexican to be the center ref when we were playing (against) Mexico," Kwesi Appiah said in his post-match news conference.
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"I’m really, really surprised. I never knew about it until after the game. I heard that he was a Mexican-American. I mean, it doesn't make any difference. If you’re Mexican, you’re Mexican.
"On top of that also, his behavior on the pitch. The surprising thing, you know, he used the f-word against one of my players.
"This is something that modern days, we don’t need such reactions from a referee.
"I don’t know who organized it but because there are so many referees in the America here, I’m surprised that someone from Mexico should handle a Mexico game.”
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Referee Toledo grew up in Mexico but came to the United States as a young man, according to an interview he gave to a referee website , is listed as American by FIFA and has called games in MLS since 2004 and has been a FIFA referee since 2007.
Ghana will take on the USA on Saturday in East Hartford, Connecticut
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