VAR Decision favours Real Madrid as they defect Almeria
It’s a match that will make people talk. Defeated by Real Madrid on Sunday at Santiago Bernabeu (3-2), Almeria does not take off in the Liga. However, the red lantern delivered a full match. But a man precipitated the fall of the Andalusian club. Guilty of illegible, even unjustifiable decisions, the referee of the meeting has been dragging a mountain of polemics like a ball since the final whistle.
A media storm is sweeping on the other side of the Pyrenees. Accustomed to blood blows and endless debates, the Spanish press found its acmé of the season there: a remontada, in Spanish in the text, signed on Sunday by the leader of the championship, Real Madrid, against the red lantern Almeria in Bernabeu (3-2). A victory won in extremis after a long undecided game.
Forced to chain his eleven after the Spanish Super Cup played in Saudi Arabia and the King’s Cup match against Atletico, Carlo Ancelotti first witnessed, helplessly, the failure of the Merengue, unable to retain the ardor of the Andalusians, in the lead at the break (0-2). If the “Mister” was not asked to send new blood with three changes at the break, it was another man who decided to tip the meeting.
The man in black, Mr. Hernandez Maeso, is first called by the VAR in the 53rd minute, for a hand of Kaiky in his surface after a deviation from Antonio Rüdiger. The judgment is without appeal, penalty for Casa Blanca, transformed with a flat foot by Jude Bellingham (1-2, 57th). Problem, Rüdiger was guilty of a stroller in Edgar Gonzalez’s back on the action. Because the VAR did not decide to take into account during the revision.
“It’s a stroller in the back that prevents me from getting up,” rewinds Gonzalez after the meeting at DAZN’s microphone. If these contacts are not whistled, then the one on the third goal refused must not be whistled either.” A first questionable decision that indeed suffered a magnifying effect after the goal refused in Almeria a few minutes later. On the menu of Act II of this tragedy with an Andalusian accent, Dion Lopy is questioned at the start of the action, for a wandering hand at Bellingham’s face. An action that occurred just in front of the referee, who finally changed his mind in front of the images captured by the VAR. Goal cancelled (61st), caustic laughter and mines prohibited in front of the Almeria bench.
The final touch of an unfortunate arbitral score was affixed during the equalization of Real, signed Vinicius Junior. At the reception of an Aurelien Tchouameni center from the right, the Brazilian mimicked a gesture of the arm and sent the leather out of Luis Maximiano’s reach (2-2, 67th). Here again, the images seem unanimous, the ball touched the goal scorer’s arm (and part of the shoulder) well. Nevertheless, the referee unambiguously validates the equalization, despite the intervention of the VAR.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAS HAPPENED TO ME HERE. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU?
Obviously, such a succession of contrary choices provoked strong reactions among the beaten. Marc Pubill (entered into play), first: “We had a great match. But someone decided that we couldn’t win today. Nothing to add.” Absent for injury, Cesar Montes contented himself with a laconic message on X (ex-Twitter). The club, for its part, mentions “many unfavorable circumstances” (via X).
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