The arbitration of Mateu Lahoz did not leave the Argentines happy last night, which ended in a penalty shootout, as well as the Netherlandswhich managed to tie the game they lost 0-2 against extra time.
Both teams, both the albiceleste and the Dutch, showed their disagreement with the Valencian referee who ended up showing 18 yellow cards. In fact both Leo Messi and especially the Argentine goalkeeper and the hero of penalties, Dibu Martínez, publicly showed their disagreement. The former Barcelona complained when he understood that “it is not possible to put a referee who is not at the height of the importance of the party. We were scared before the game because we know what this referee is”.
In the case of the goalkeeper, he was even more forceful: “The referee extended 10 minutes, he wanted us to draw. He is the worst referee so far. Because Spain was left in the quarterfinals, he also wanted to leave us out.”
We will see if the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decides to study these statements. The fact is that the World Cup Regulations specifically state that protests about the referee’s decisions are prohibited: “Protests cannot be filed against the referee’s decisions about the events that took place in the match. The These decisions are final and unappealable, except in cases where the FIFA Disciplinary Code stipulates otherwise.”
Protests only within two hours after the end of the meeting
The Regulations only allow the presentation of any other protest within two hours after the end of the meeting and a complete report within the following 24 hours: “Except as stipulated in this article, protests shall be sent in writing to the FIFA match director’s match report within two hours of the match, followed by a full written report together with a copy of the original protest, both of which must be sent in writing to the FIFA operational center in the host country during of matches. 24 hours after the end of the match in question; otherwise, they will be ignored.”
Source: La Verdad
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