A questionable penalty, a goal with the arm and the exclusion of a goal for a slight foul raised questions from the Almería players. Even the club itself spoke out after the controversial duel: “Don’t expect us to publish the match report. Everything is more than clear,” they said.
In Spain, a controversy broke out. Real Madrid achieved an important victory against Almería, last in La Liga. The Merengue team started out losing by two goals, but eventually staged an epic comeback that left them top of the competition.
However, At the end of the duel played at the Santiago Bernabéu, attention was focused on referee Hernández Maeso, who was the great protagonist of the day. Or for the visitors, the antagonist. A doubtful penalty in favor of the locals, a controversial score and a disallowed goal For the Indálicos, they scored the match, generating much criticism towards the referee.
Largie Ramazani scored the first goal before the end of the first minute of the match. Then, with two attempts remaining, Edgar González increased the lead. It was a total surprise, since Almería arrived in the Spanish capital without having won a single duel in the tournament and with only six points.
However, controversies have arisen in the supplement. First, Jude Bellingham, in the 57th minute, scored from the penalty spot, after a questionable recovery. An obvious handball, but it was preceded by an obvious offensive infraction by Rudiger on González. Clear support from the Germans.
Despite this, five minutes later, another Almería goal arrived after a superb counter-attack. However, The goal was disallowed due to an alleged foul that occurred at the start of the play. A controversy broke out on the visitors’ bench.
As if that wasn’t enough, Vinícius Júnior equalized in the 67th minute. Of course, there were still questions, as the Brazilian pushed the ball with his arm. The VAR intervened, but I considered that the action had been carried out with the man and therefore the goal was valid . This emboldened Madrid, who ended up winning in the ninth (of eleven) minutes of stoppage time. Carvajal caused the meringue party.
Almería outings
Almería players were quick to denounce what they consider “a scandal”. After the match, defender Marc Pubill delivered a blunt message: “Someone decided we couldn’t win here and the game couldn’t end like this. And so it was. I think the team played a good game. “, he said in a conversation with DAZN.
Edgar González, for his part, also questioned the arbitration: “It’s a competition that should be fair for everyone and that’s sometimes hard to see. The first is a very clear foul and I think it was a handball in the second goal, I didn’t see the one that denied us. It’s the sum total of everything, to see that everything went well for them. “, he commented.
For his part, Gonzalo Melero continued in the same direction: “We leave with the feeling that we have been robbed . I don’t think we could have done more from the outside to get them into the game. “, he stated.
Finally, the official Almería account also refers to the match: “Immense pride for our team. Great example of struggle and dedication against many circumstances. ssI “, they closed.
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