Leicester City were left with a huge sense of injustice after being denied victory by an extremely dubious penalty decision by referee Anthony Taylor.
City boss Nigel Pearson felt massively aggrieved after Zak Whitbread was penalised for a challenge on Billy Sharp inside the box in the 67th minute of a pulsating derby, which City had under control.
Pearson's outrage is completely justifiable and understandable as, even without the benefit of television replays, it was clear the City defender had played the ball.
Pearson was so incensed he did not try to quiz the official for his decision after the game.
But Forest boss Sean O'Driscoll, who admitted he would have felt aggrieved had the decision gone against his team, did reveal that Taylor said he would have still given the decision even after reviewing it on television.
In the referee's view, Whitbread took Sharp's standing leg before he played the ball.
Frankly, this is why having technology to help officials make these decisions will not work.
Even with the benefit of replays, it still comes down to one person's interpretation of what they have seen.
All the technology in the world cannot change the fundamental fact that there is only one person's opinion that ultimately matters – the referee's.
However, that does not mean to say he is right!
Having seen the replay time and again, it appeared Whitbread did get a touch on the ball before Sharp went down.
It is not the first controversial penalty decision and it won't be the last. It fact, it was not the only one of this game.
Just four minutes later, it appeared that Forest midfielder Simon Gillett blocked Lloyd Dyer's shot with his arm. The City players raced towards Taylor but, for the second time in the game, his decision would go in Forest's favour.
City have had to get used to decisions going against them this season. Last Tuesday night, City had a strong claim for a penalty waved away when Ritche De Laet was scythed down by Bolton defender Zat Knight but nothing was given.
There have been other controversial moments so far this season and Pearson's frustration bubbled to the surface for the final 20 plus minutes and beyond.
But the controversy shouldn't detract from the fact that City should have put the game to bed before Taylor's match-defining intervention.
Elliott Ward had turned Dyer's cross into his own net after just seven minutes but he made amends with a superb goal-line clearance to deny the impressive but luckless Martyn Waghorn in the second half. Then, keeper Lee Camp denied Waghorn with a one-handed save.
In fact, Camp was by far the busier of the two keepers as Forest only mustered two efforts on target in the whole game. Unfortunately for City, both of them went in.
Their first was a well-worked strike for Adlene Guedioura in the 22nd minute after Forest had carved City open far too easily. A worrying sign for Pearson.
However, David Nugent scored a sensational second to restore City's lead.
Anthony Knockaert picked out the City striker with an exquisite ball and Nugent provided the deftest of touches to lift it over Camp and into the net for his seventh goal of the season.
Ordinarily, Nugent's strike would have gained all the headlines afterwards, but then referee Taylor stepped in to ensure that once again the officials were the talking point.
