Ireland should have been awarded a first minute penalty and Trapattoni criticised Israeli referee Eitan Shmuelevitz for failing to spot Kostas Stafilidis 's blatant handball , claiming he did not have the courage to give the spot - kick .
It was so early in the game .
Ireland should have been awarded a first minute penalty and Trapattoni criticised Israeli referee Eitan Shmuelevitz for failing to spot Kostas Stafilidis 's blatant handball , claiming he did not have the courage to give the spot - kick because it was so early in the game .