Decision of referee Alejandro Fernández Fernández de cancel the penalty awarded upon request Celtic In the last minute of the match against Seville Balaídos rebelled, enraged at the referee’s decision after the VAR review; It was a chaotic end to the match (1-1), where the Vigo team paid the price for goallessness, despite playing with fewer players for almost half an hour due to Tapia’s dismissal. ).
Celta emerged as an enterprising team, dominating the first twenty minutes in Balaídos. Its staging was exemplary. He set the initial tempo, made it difficult for the Andalusian team to start with his pressure, and created good opportunities until he reached the goal.
Everything happened underneath a storm playing with equipment. The first big chance for Sky came in the 12th minute after a serious defensive error by Soumaré. This failure allowed Larsen to stand alone against Nyland, but he pardoned a one-on-one encounter by slotting the ball over the goalkeeper.
A few minutes later, Mingueza attempted the free kick, a wind-poised cross that hit the crossbar after touching Nyland.. Celta, although not very strong from the back, continued to trap Sevilla. In the middle of the first half, another side foul, A beautiful cross from Aspas was scored by Starfelt’s free header..
That goal revived Sevilla, blurry, lethargic until that moment. He reacted quickly, with Ocampos heading in Guaita’s header and Gudelj’s free kick towards the end of the first half, which the goalkeeper also denied.
Diego Alonso touched up his team at half-time. Sevilla improved despite Celta remaining in control in the first quarter of an hour. Starfelt almost scored the second goal with the ball passing from the small area on the corner kick. The pace picked up and the game became a back-and-forth battle on a heavy pitch.
The Andalusian team controlled the ball. Having more ball means getting closer to Guaita’s goal. Ocampos warned with a header and a long shot. This new Sevilla dominance scenario was also preferred by the fans. Renato Tapia’s deportationA mistake by the Peruvian, who brought Lukebakio down hard despite receiving a yellow card.
But, Celta did not give up. He was condemned only for his ineffectiveness in the attack. He missed big opportunities: He took close calls from Nyland, Larsen and Bamba; From the small area, Larsen headed in a wide center from Carles Pérez; The Norwegian striker wasted another good attack a short time later. There are too many obvious and decisive errors.
That blue mistake contrasted with Sevilla’s massive punch. His first coming En-Nesyri’s ball hit the crossbar. The next goal ended in a draw The Moroccan caught a dead ball near the small area where Mingueza left a poor clearance. And he came very close to a comeback in extra time with Rakitic’s shot and a cross that Pedrosa couldn’t finish.
There were only ten seconds left in the game. Then an argument broke out. Referee Hernández Hernández awarded a penalty for Navas catching Douvikas. However, the VOR chamber instructed the referee to reconsider his decision. Balaídos exploded during the consultation minutes. VAR member Prieto Iglesias was on Celta’s agenda as the person in charge of the video referee room in other matches this season where Celta suffered losses due to the decisions of the VOR room. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez Finally we lifted the penalty he pointed out.
Data sheet:
1 – RC Celta: Guaita; Kevin (Carles Pérez, min 58), Starfelt, Unai Núñez, Manu Sánchez; Mingueza, Tapia, Hugo Sotelo (Beltrán, min. 68), Bamba (Douvikas, min. 81); Aspas (Dotor, min. 68) and Larsen (Cervi, min. 81).
1 – Sevilla FC: Nyland; Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuña (Pedrosa, min. 46); Sow (Lukebakio, min. 46), Soumaré, Rakitic; Ocampos, Mariano (En-Nesyri min. 70), Oliver Torres (Suso, min. 70).
Goals: 0-1, m.21: Yıldız Felt. 1-1, article 83: En-Nesyri.
Judge: Hernández Hernández (Canary committee). Celta player Renato Tapia received a red card for a double yellow card (minimum 44, min 64); Sevilla warned Soumaré (min. 27), Rakitic (min. 45), Oliver Torres (min. 64), Gudelj (min. 80).
Events: The match, which coincided with the twelfth day of LaLiga EA Sports, was played in front of 19,023 spectators at the Abanca Balaídos municipal stadium. A minute of silence was observed in memory of Jesusa Hermida García, mother of RC Celta gold medalist and vice president Ricardo Barros Hermida.