Khaberni - The match between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid in the Spanish League on Friday saw controversial decisions by match referee Ainsedro de Mira.
Real Madrid achieved a thrilling and deadly 2-1 victory over their host Celta Vigo, where Uruguayan Federico Valverde made his mark with the winning goal in injury time after a shot that deflected off one of the home players and changed direction.
The Spanish newspaper "As" reported in an article that the Real vs. Celta match witnessed two controversial decisions, one of which was in the goal situation by Valverde.
The cameras showed that during the buildup to Real Madrid's second goal, there was a foul in favor of Fer Lopez on Manuel Angel, a rising Merengue player.
Strangely, the video assistant referee did not call the on-field referee to review the play despite the ball eventually resulting in a goal.
The players and technical staff of Celta Vigo objected to the referee's decision to count Real Madrid's second goal due to the clear foul on Angel.
At the post-match press conference, coach Iturralde said about the Real's winning goal: "The foul was clear on Lopez, Manuel Angel did not touch the ball, then he lifted it with his right foot and brought down a Celta player.. It is a clear foul."
Goals and penalty kicks are cases that require intervention by the referee's video assistant technology "VAR," especially if the decision is controversial.
In another incident, when the score was also tied at 1-1, a penalty for Real Madrid was not awarded despite a foul by a Celta Vigo player.
This time, the referee Diaz de Mira was called to the video technology screen to review a handball by Celta Vigo’s Ferran Gutlga inside his team's penalty area, which means a legitimate penalty for the Merengue.
However, the referee did not indicate a penalty kick due to a clear foul at the start of the move by Merengue full-back Cesar Palacios on Guinean Ilaix Moriba, a Celta midfielder.
