Sweden He knows he lost because he played worse than Spainbut regret the way in which they fell (2-3), in the last gasp of the first game of League of Nations with a tackle in the area by Amanda Ilestedt on Amaiur Sarriegi which referee Rebecca Welch did not hesitate to point out in the face of subsequent protests from the locals. Furthermore, Ilestedt ended up being sent off with a straight red card as the referee deemed the Basque forward all set to score.
Already in the locker room, the Nordics let themselves play. “What the hell… It was literally the last thing that happened in the game, damn it. Of course we face a very good team, but leaving you without points is the most bitter thing. I will review the play because it seems like a very questionable decision to me,” complained goalkeeper Zecira Musovic.
The fact is, because there is no VAR in the Women’s Nations League, Welch cannot review the action during the match. “It is clear that we have to do things better, but for me it is crazy to decide the match like this with ten seconds left. Immediately after we checked an iPad and he (Amaiur Sarriegi) threw himself very easily,” says Nathalie Björn. “The referee said it was a clear scoring chance, but for me it wasn’t. The level of the judges is shameful. There should be VAR.”
Source: La Verdad
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