Globallookpress Inigo Larreina
A referee shot sparked a lot of controversy during Real Madrid’s match against its host Eibar, which brought them together yesterday evening, Sunday, at the end of the 14th round of the Spanish Football League.
Opinions differed that arena referee Jose Luis Monoeira Monteiro did not count a penalty kick against Real Madrid, in the 82nd minute, when the ball hit the elbow of his defender Sergio Ramos, inside the penalty area, and he ordered the continuation of the game without resorting to the “VAR” video technology, claiming that he was He received no indication from the “VAR” referees regarding this particular.
A number of football experts confirmed the validity of a penalty kick, and that the referee had made a mistake in his decision, especially as it came at a sensitive time in the 82nd minute and the result indicated that the royal team had advanced (2-1), indicating that this might have changed the outcome of the match.
The refereeing expert in the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, Juan Andujar Oliver, confirmed the existence of a penalty kick in favor of Eibar, saying: “Ramos moved his body with his elbow in front of Moto’s shot, and occupied a distance between the ball and the goal, so a penalty kick should have been awarded.”
In turn, the Syrian arbitration expert, Jamal Al-Sharif, confirmed that the referee had made a mistake in his decision and that he should have counted the penalty.
Eibar and Real Madrid, the 81st minute, made a wrong decision not to award a penalty kick to Ramos for touching the ball with the hand
When Ramos rose to play the ball with his head, I passed him to Moto, who headed back the ball at close range, so I touched Ramos’ help, and this is mostly not considered a mistake.
But it became a mistake when Ramos moved his forearm far to prevent the ball from passing pic.twitter.com/O866Azf1bH– Jamal Sharif (@RefereeJSharif) December 21, 2020
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Eibar coach Jose Luis Mendelibar told the Spanish newspaper, Marca, after the match: “It looked like a penalty kick, and I think Ramos himself thought it was a penalty because he discussed it with other players.”
He pointed out that: “Often times the video judgment takes two or three minutes to see the incident from all the angles captured by the cameras, but they made their decision this time within 20 seconds and even the main referee did not go to confirm himself.”
On the other hand, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane refused to comment on the incident, and said during the press conference after the match: “The important thing is that the referee is clear in his decisions, and I, as usual, do not interfere in arbitration decisions, because the referee is the decision maker and he is present. To beep when errors occur. “
For his part, Real Madrid’s left back, Danny Carvajal, explained that he could not confirm the correctness or error of the existence of the penalty kick, saying: “I think that the decisions regarding penalty kicks due to the touch of the hand inside the area are not clear. Therefore, this should be clarified in both cases. “
Source: Agencies