Lars Jacobsen has lamented the decision - or lack of it - which could have cost West Ham United two valuable Barclays Premier League points at Birmingham City.
The Denmark right-back was tugged back by Jean Beausejour inside the Blues' penalty area with two minutes of the 90 remaining at St Andrews on Saturday.
However, instead of awarding the Hammers a spot-kick that would surely have clinched a 3-2 victory had it been successfully converted, referee Michael Oliver and his assistants waved away the appeals.
"It was definitely a penalty. I saw it on the television and it's definitely a penalty. That's the kind of bad luck you get when you are down there. It's always the same. I thought the linesman could have seen it, but he didn't and that's football - you can't see everything.
"Obviously I'm very disappointed with that but perhaps next time they'll give me the penalty."
That lack of luck at a crucial moment was not the only event to leave Jacobsen disappointed on Saturday - the two goals that saw the home side recover from 2-0 down with 26 minutes remaining also left the defender feeling down.
However, the 31-year-old insisted the Hammers had plenty of reasons to be upbeat following an impressive display at a stadium where Birmingham had lost just once in their previous 24 matches in all competitions.
"Obviously when you are 2-0 ahead in the second half, you expect to win the game. We're very disappointed because we threw it away, really. There are a lot of positive things we can take from the game.
"The games are coming quick now and we have another one on Wednesday and we have to win it and keep collecting points. Even though we wanted three on Saturday, we only got one, but we played some decent football.
"We hit the crossbar at 2-0 and 3-0 would have been a different story, so we were a bit unlucky there, but that's football isn't it. We're bottom of the league and you could sense a little insecurity sneaking in when they scored their first goal and we stopped the football that we had played for the entire game for ten or 15 minutes and that was enough for Birmingham to score two goals.
"That was unfortunate, but we have to learn from that. Aside from that, I think we played brilliant football for 75 minutes away from home and we feel that we definitely don't belong in the last position in the league.
"When you are standing there after a very difficult away game at Birmingham and are disappointed with getting one point, I think that's a positive. Now we have to build on it and get our points at Upton Park in the next two games.
"If you look at our position and look at the way we played, it's clear we don't belong there."
While Jacobsen is positive about his club's chances of climbing out of the relegation zone, the Odense-born star is also increasingly happy with his own performances.
Having endured two injury-affected seasons with Everton and Blackburn Rovers, the three-times Danish Superliga winner is back to full fitness and has quickly established himself as a fans' favourite among the West Ham faithful.
"I certainly have the legs to run for 90 minutes at the moment and in the first half they gave us a lot of space on the sides - me and Herita [Ilunga]. That's always nice because, as a full-back, you can join in.
"I feel well in my position and I feel well in the team. I think I have settled in quite well and I just want to build from now on. I think my performances will keep getting better and better.
"I feel like I have a little bit more to offer every time I step on the pitch so I just have to keep on working hard and hopefully we'll get some results and some points for West Ham."