Dimi praised by Swans boss
Posted on: Sun 02 Nov 2008
With just a matter of minutes remaining it looked as if Doncaster could have registered their first victory, and scored their first goal, when they were awarded a disputed penalty.
Darren Pratley was adjudged to have fouled James Hayter inside the area and referee Keith Stroud had no hesitation in awarding the division's bottom club the spot-kick.
Paul Heffernan had only been on the pitch for four minutes when he placed the ball on the spot and the 9,000 home supporters, who welcomed the ex-Notts County striker onto the pitch with one of the biggest cheers of the day, felt that a long-awaited victory for Sean O'Driscoll's men was on the horizon.
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But the South Yorkshire side was thwarted by Swansea City's debutant loanee Dimi Konstantopoulos who not only stopped Heffernan's spot-kick, but the rebound aswell.
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