article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield added: 'I was probably deeply ashamed, embarrassed, greatly distressed
article_snippet: and I probably didn't want to admit to Mr Duckenfield or anyone else, what the situation is. '
article_snippet: Asked if Mr Duckenfield was trying to hide the truth because Mr Duckenfield was responsible for the tragic events, Mr Duckenfield said: 'I think in a crisis, and probably in this shock and in stress, I said something I deeply regret. '
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield added: 'I think it's fair to say I was overcome by the enormity of the situation and the decision I had to make. '
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield said there was 'every possibility' that Mr Duckenfield panicked, and accepted that it was a mistake not to have taken steps to close the tunnel leading to the central pens.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield admitted: 'It certainly was a mistake and an oversight.
article_snippet: It was not obvious to Mr Duckenfield,' Mr Duckenfield said. '