The decisions of Hernández Hernández, under the magnifying glass.
At the La Cerámica Stadium, there was controversy as soon as the game started, with Villarreal celebrating a goal that was eventually called off due to Sorloth’s offside. In this sense, it is worth taking a look at the key decisions that Hernández Hernández makes in the duel of the third day of the competition.
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About four minutes into the first half, Villarreal took the lead through a goal from Sorloth. The Villarreal striker, who arrived this summer after passing through Real Sociedad last season, looked qualified. However, due to an alleged touch from Capoue, the striker of the Castellón team has been eliminated. The question is whether or not the Submarino midfielder touches the leather. If he doesn’t touch it, Sorloth was turned on and the goal should go on the scoreboard.
It would have been 1-0. A few minutes later, less than fifteen minutes into the first half, Barcelona already won 0-2 through goals from Gavi and Frenkie De Jong.
Arriving in minute 40 of the first half, this time another goal from Sorloth appeared on the scoreboard, despite his position in VAR having to be reviewed. Although the technology determined by a few inches that his knee was further from Ter Stegen’s target than Koundé’s last foot.
However, this action later sparked controversy. Pizarro Gómez, VAR referee, and his team took the knee as a reference, while Alexander Sörloth’s most advanced part was the head. In that case, the Norwegian would be in the lead.
In the first play of the second half, Robert Lewandowski claimed a penalty in Alex Baena’s area. The referee said nothing, nor did he tell the Canarian referee from the VAR room to judge the dispute between the two players.
Source: Goal