35’ In the Leonine goal scored by Luís Suárez, and in the construction of the play along the left flank of the attack, when Morten Hjulmand passes the ball to Maxi Araújo, he starts from a legal position (1.29 m), that is, he is not offside. Good decision by the assistant referee, confirmed by VAR.
POSITIVE
The few fouls, the disciplinary management of time losses, the decisions in the areas and the assistants at the offside level.
45′. The referee granted only one minute of compensation time, making up for lost time, due to the only moment that justified this minimum compensation: the goal and the time for the respective celebration and restart of the game.
48’ Ivan Barbero finished a move that he himself started, when he legally and without foul removed the ball from Hjulmand. The referee awaited indication and verification from the VAR regarding this ball recovery. Nice goal.
NEGATIVE
The reaction to Morten Hjulmand’s protests and how he managed that moment lacked authority and had a very passive reaction.
64’ João Simões misses the ball and ends up kicking Taichi Fukui’s left thigh with his left foot. It was a negligent tackle, subject to a yellow card, which was immediately shown by the referee. Correct disciplinary decision.
76’ Arruabarrena, Arouca’s goalkeeper, received a yellow card when the ball was thrown back into his area, during a free kick, for taking a very obvious delay in executing it.
82’ In the Leonine area there is a dispute for the ball between Zeno Debast and Alfonso Trezza, with lateral contact between the two in the fight for the ball, without the Belgian Leonine defender committing a foul. Furthermore, he reaches the ball first, cutting it for a corner.
84’ Yellow card well shown to Nais Djouahra who, when stretching his right leg, misses the ball and ends up hitting and stepping on Ivan Fresneda’s right foot. This is an infraction classified as negligent misconduct and subject to disciplinary sanctions.
87’ There was a yellow card for Morita who, when fighting for the ball in the air, put his left arm forward and negligently hit Tiago Esgaio’s head. 88′ Javier Sanches received a yellow card for taking too long to replace the ball. The loss of time was too obvious and, therefore, the referee acted correctly from a disciplinary point of view.
90’ Luís Suárez received a yellow card for kicking the ball away, with the game already interrupted, as a form of protest for the foul signaled by the referee. This unsportsmanlike behavior was well disciplinary sanctioned.
90’ Five minutes of additional time were granted, making up for lost time, due to the following incidents: five stoppages for substitutions, with the entry of eight players, and the five yellow cards shown in the second half.
90+6’ In the second Leo goal there are three moments to analyze: the crossing of the ball, in which no Leo player is in an offside position; contact during the jump between Luís Suárez and Tiago Esgaio, without infringement; and, in the goal, there is no arm, just contact with the shoulder.
90+7’ Morten Hjulmand sees a yellow card and, even after the warning, continued to insist on protesting to the referee, with a gesture he cannot make, by pointing and grabbing the armband to assert, incorrectly, exaggeratedly and insistently, that he is the captain. The captains’ rights must be respected within the limits of the law, which does not allow this type of attitude. It’s bad for the player, it’s bad for the game, but it’s also bad for the referee, who loses authority by maintaining an overly passive posture and reaction.
90+7’ In the expulsion of Matheus Reis, doubts remain as to the reason for the decision. It can be deduced, as there are no images of any violent conduct, that it occurred through insulting, offensive or rude words. Only the referee’s report can clarify the reason.
90+7’ Yellow card for Rui Silva. In the midst of all the confusion after Leo’s goal and without any clarifying images, it appears that it was due to some unsportsmanlike conduct. 90+8′ Matias Rocha, already off the field, and most likely for insulting and offensive words, ends up being sent off with a straight red card.
Referee: Hélder Carvalho (AF Santarém) – 32 years old
Assistant Referees José Mira and Alexandre Ferreira
4th Referee Pedro Ramalho
