Few times, or perhaps none, has this been seen in football. And, when something similar but not the same has happened, the protests of those affected have been angry and difficult to appease.. Even, as in this case, with red cards involved like the one received by a member of the Real Valladolid coaching staff after telling the referee: “You're a son of a bitch, you're a son of a bitch”, as reflected by the referee in the minutes.
The fact is that the last seconds of the first half were expiring in the match between Real Valladolid and Sevilla when, after a corner kick, the ball went to Escudero's boot after a rebound from Badé. The referee of the match, Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias from Madrid, whistles just before the blanquivioleta defender impales and the ball slips into Dmitrovich's goal.
Goal disallowed for being out of time. The one that would have been 1-0 for the local team, a team that risks their lives and that is only one point above relegation. In what was an “even” match, according to the words of the Sevilla coach, José Luis Mendilibar, and which ended with a very bulky result, 0-3 in favor of the people of Seville.. “If you see the game play by play, no one would imagine that it would end with that result”, explained the coach.
The coach of Valladolid, Paulo Pezzolano, considered, for his part, that this play changed the game: “In the first half, Real Valladolid was superior, they were able to score, since there were clear chances to score, but the play of the goal canceled Escudero before the break marked a before and after”, he explained.
According to Pezzolano, “the referee apologized and admitted the mistake”. However, the team is “outraged and sad” because referee errors “are costing a lot” and the players do not forget what happened.
Nor does the president of Real Valladolid, Ronaldo Nazario, forget it. The former Brazilian soccer player has exploded in networks before a fact that he considers “inadmissible”. “Enough is enough! This is professional soccer and we demand explanations. Errors of these dimensions can change an entire season,” he commented in a tweet.
The protagonist of the play, Sergio Escudero, in the post-match interview, did not understand what happened. “If he lets the corner kick he has to let the play finish” and added “I hear the whistle just after I shoot. When I shoot is when he whistles?
Fortunately for the Blue and Whites, most of the teams at the bottom of the table have lost this matchday and that allows them to remain above Getafe, Espanyol and Elche, the latter already mathematically relegated.