HALLGRÍMMSON: WE HAD MORE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THAN HUNGARY

HEIMIR Hallgrímsson was having none of Hungary manager Marco Rossi's postmatch complaints about referee Harm Osmers, and his claim that Saturday night's 2-2 draw resembled a "wrestling match" more than a game of football.

- By MARK MCCADDEN

Speaking immediately after the game, Hallgrímsson dismissed Rossi's comments that Evan Ferguson's goal should have been chalked off by VAR, and that Roland Sallai should have been awarded a free-kick moments before his red card challenge on Dara O'Shea.

"I think he was pissed (off) from the 15th minute," said Hallgrímsson in his post-match press conference. "They were kind of time-wasting from the 15th minute, so he can't complain. They were throwing themselves down, lots of minutes with every chance they had.

"And even though the referee gave them a warning, he didn't do the same later on in the game, so he was inconsistent in that sense.