After the referee blew the final whistle of The Cádiz vs Espanyol, Cadiz's new coach Sergio angrily rushed into the stadium to blame the referee. Why was Sergio so angry? The reason was simple: the referee twice blew Negredo's goal to no avail, and missed a penalty.
So, are the 3 unfavorable penalties made by the referee against Cadiz correct? Let's take a look at them one by one.
The first controversial penalty came in the 39th minute, when Lozano tried to make up for it after Calero sealed off his opponent's shot, only to fall to the ground between two defenders. Referee Ruiz, who had a good view, immediately folded his hands and signaled that there was no penalty.
In slow motion, Lozano lost his balance when trying to shoot, and although Gomez behind him had a pushing action, he realized the problem and then defended, which was not strong enough to cause Lozano to fall to the ground. As a result, Video Assistant Referee González Gonzalez agreed with the referee's decision.
Marca commented, "The contact between the two was very minor and not enough to award a penalty. ”
In the 76th minute, Negredo swept a shot from the middle of the penalty area. However, just as he was shooting, the Spaniard player had raised his hand to signal Negredo's handball, and Negredo thought he was stopping the ball in the abdomen, but slow motion showed Negredo opening his right hand to stop the ball.
Just four minutes later, Negredo sent the ball into the goal again. This time, the referee first ruled the goal valid, and Diego López complained wildly. After looking back at the slow motion, the referee decided that Sovrino had charged Diego López while scrambling for a header, and changed the decision to invalidate the goal.
The newspaper As commented, "The first cancelled goal does not need to be debated, his handball movements are obvious. The second goal is more debatable, with sovrino's contact with Diego López being mild. ”
Although the referee did not make a clear misjudgment, after three controversial penalties in one game, and thus failed to win in his La Liga debut in charge of Cadiz, it is reasonable that Sergio could not contain his anger.