Chief referee of the Spanish Super Cup final match between “Real” And “Barcelona” correctly awarded a penalty against the Catalan club, but should not have sent off Blue Garnet player Ronald Araujo, says former FIFA referee Sergei Lapochkin .
The match took place on Sunday in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and ended with a victory for Madrid with a score of 4:1. The match was refereed by Juan Martinez Munuera.
– It seems to me that the refereeing was of a very high level, the referee did not slow down the game, he let us fight. Yes, there are controversial issues regarding the awarding of a penalty and sending off a Barcelona player. Let’s look at them.
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There were reasons to award a penalty (in the 39th minute of the match). Barcelona defender Araujo was careless, lowering his hand and pulling Vinicius. At high speeds, it doesn’t take much. The Real Madrid striker felt the contact and fell. It seems to me that there was reason to sanction. There is a question on the card: yellow or red? I think the referee correctly gave the yellow card and did not spoil the game in the first half by sending off the Barcelona player.
I agree that Araujo could not have received a second yellow card (in the 71st minute). In dynamics, it seemed like the card was fair, but the more we watch the replay, the more convinced we are that Araujo intends to play the ball. It was possible not to show this card,” Lapochkin said in the show “Everyone for the match!”.
Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup for the 13th time. The record for this indicator belongs to Barcelona, which has 14 trophies.
Source : MatchTV
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