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Xema Tarazona17/06/2023 23:58h.
Updated: 20/06/2023 09:55h.
When it seemed all done, Hernandez Maeso has snatched from Levante UD a promotion they had deserved on the pitch. The tie was worth it for having qualified ahead in domestic competition and the referee added three minutes in the second part of extra time. At the last moment, after a corner kick, the ball lightly grazed Róber Pier’s arm. After a lengthy review from the Vor room by Eduardo Prieto Iglesias, has called the field referee to the screen and he has awarded a penalty. You can see the action in the video at the top of the screen.
The thing about the hands there is no one who understands it anymore. Róber Pier’s arm is in a completely natural position and Alavés has not even claimed it with ecstasy in the first instance. Yes, he has done it when the referee has stopped the field. It is a penalty that snatches from Levante a promotion that they already touched with their fingertips and makes a crowd that was already seen again in First Division cry with sadness.
Iborra before Alavés in the City. (Photo: LaLiga).
Faithful image of how Spanish arbitration is
Of course, it is an action that will cause people to talk and that decides neither more nor less than a promotion at the last second. The Spanish arbitration closes with this a horrible season in every way stained by the Negreira case and by some decisions throughout the campaign that few understand. Much needs to be changed and revised so that a league like the Spanish one has the arbitration it deserves and unifies criteria because there are things that nobody understands. Not the referees themselves. It is in sight.
The VAR arrived to correct CLEAR AND MANIFEST errors. It doesn’t seem that Róber Pier’s hand can be classified as such. A season to reflect that he puts the finishing touch with an action that shows how Spanish arbitration is.
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