Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Michael O'Neill has said he was "baffled" by some of the refereeing decisions in Friday's 1-0 win in Georgia.
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he → publish → Georgia
Shea Charles scored a 99th-minute winner in Tbilisi as Northern Ireland picked up their first-ever away win in the Nations League.
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Ireland → score → League
Before the winner, Pierce Charles had saved a controversial penalty from Georgia captain Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and his brother Shea had an appeal waved away at the other end.
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appeal → save → end
O'Neill also fumed at a decision from official Orel Grinfeeld not to award a free-kick after Ceadach O'Neill was brought down late on, and key defender Daniel Ballard was injured in the following phase of play.
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Ballard → fume → play
"In the second half we had to show a lot of resilience," O'Neill told BBC Sport NI.
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O'Neill → have → NI
"Not only against the opposition, who were very good in the second half when they got Kvaratskhelia in the game a lot more, but some of the decisions that went against us.
"I was really disappointed in that side of things with how the game was refereed."
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game → get → things
After a drab first half, the game picked up after the restart and the first flashpoint came in the 65th minute when Ballard was adjudged to have fouled Luka Lochoshvili when challenging for a cross after a VAR review.
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Ballard → pick → review
Pierce saved the penalty from Paris St-Germain winger Kvaratskhelia, and Northern Ireland had an appeal of their own waved away when Charles appeared to have been caught in the area in the 88th minute.
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Charles → save → minute
The NI manager was also angry at the lack of a foul on substitute O'Neill, who is now tied to Northern Ireland for three years after he won his third cap, and Ballard was injured when chasing a loose ball as Georgia came forward on the counter-attack in the resulting play.
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Georgia → tie → play
O'Neill said his players were "magnificent" and his team "showed every side of our character tonight".
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team → say → character
"At times it didn't go our way.
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it → go → times
I've not seen the incident back but to me it seemed incredibly harsh to give a penalty for that.
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it → see → that
The guy was nowhere near the ball to head it.
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guy → head → it
"We feel aggrieved that we didn't get one at the other end.
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we → feel → end
The foul on Ceadach when he came on the pitch causes Dan to get injured.
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Dan → come → pitch
"I was just baffled by the quality of the refereeing."
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I → baffle → refereeing
O'Neill confirmed that Sunderland defender Ballard had injured his hamstring and would miss Northern Ireland's next three games in the window, against Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia.
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Ballard → confirm → Hungary
"You saw the nature of how he pulled up.
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he → see → nature
It's a hamstring," he said.
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he → say → ?
"We'll scan him tomorrow but he's certainly not going to be available for the next three games."
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he → scan → games
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