Angry Mel Gingell has pointed the finger at the referee after his Corsham Town side lost their Wiltshire Premier Shield Semi Final 1-0 to Melksham.
Luke Ballinger's controversial penalty deep into the second period of extra time won the game for Melksham last night but Gingell was incandescent at the final whistle.
Son and goalkeeper Nick Gingell seemed to clip Ballinger but the manager was adamant the official got it wrong.
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He said: "The penalty was cheating. The referee cheated. He allowed kids to eff and blind all game and then makes a fool of himself.
"The officials were completely and utterly out of their depth. I am just saying what I thought, I tell the truth.
"They both cheated, Ballinger went down and the referee wasn't at the right angle, so how could he see it."
Gingell was also raging about the introduction of Ballinger's name on Melksham's team sheet.
The 20-year-old striker left The Conigre for Mangotsfield United at the end of last season but was registered for the semi final with Dave Percival cup-tied.
Gingell said: "Are the club that desperate when they start bringing kids like Ballinger in?
"The FA have to look at things like that because it makes a mockery out of the competition.
"Next season I'll go to Salisbury and drag their players out for a semi final but what good would that do to the club?
"They keep saying they have got a great lot of youngsters and then they go and pull someone like Ballinger in.
"It degrades the competition."
Melksham boss Kelvin Highmore refuted Gingell's claims though.
He said: "He was registered before the original semi final game.
"Luke played for us all of last season and scored 40-odd goals for us and stepped up two levels to better himself.
"But he is Melksham Town through and through and I had no qualms about doing it.
"It is about winning football matches and going to cup finals. Nothing was stopping us, he is a non-contract player and signed for us with the blessing of Mangotsfield."
But Gingell did concede his side should have won the game before any controversy reared it's head.
Jason Walsh missed two great chances in the second half and Melksham keeper Steve Perrin superbly denied James Lye the chance to take the game to penalties.
He said: "We should have been out of sight, if you don't take the chances, you don't win the game.
"It should have been all over we missed them from three yards and five yards, you don't win games like that."
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