A match that will bring a lot of trouble not only this week but, regardless of what happens in the second leg, both clubs consider that they have been seriously harmed by the referee’s actions. Well, only one of the two has spoken officially to the media, while another hopes that the decisions will fall on his side in the second round. And the fans of both Córdoba CF and FC Barcelona B have raised their criticism on social networks, which has led to a brief confrontation between some fans that began during the match itself.
And after a succession of controversial plays, the Blaugrana fans – who by the way did not fill a thousand seats in a Johan Cruyff Stadium that, according to the local press, was going to be a real boiler and that is why they did not give any more tickets to the fans visitor – began to shout ‘Puta Córdoba’ to some 300 green and white people who responded with much louder animation. From there, the match became excessively cloudy, with the referee being the main protagonist for some or others. In fact, Córdoba CF fans believe that their team was harmed in clear actions during the match.
And Córdoba CF cried out to heaven for two penalties that meet the requirements to be described with the classic “if they blow it, nothing happens”, but the really clear thing came in the second half. On the one hand, Pocho charged too harshly against Mati who saw how the Blaugrana stepped on his ankle after he arrived too late, being a more than clear red card but which the referee decided to only give a yellow card. Minutes later, this footballer was in charge of scoring the tie on Johan Cruyff’s scoreboard.
Even so, it didn’t stop there because, before this last action, Antonio Casas stole the ball in a foul taken by Pelayo and faced Marc Vidal’s goal totally alone, until Ramo Andrés decided to cancel said opportunity for not being located the ball in the corresponding place. If we take into account the referee’s philosophy before this event, the game should not have been stopped because it gave more room for the players to execute both the throw-in and the free kick, but, this time, it was not So.
For its part, FC Barcelona has also raised its criticism at the club level, not in specific actions that tipped the balance in its favor or against, but in specific fouls that Ramo Andrés should have been more firm in or even in a succession of Carlos Marín lost time that was not sanctioned. Thus, his coach Rafa Márquez explained on the field that the referee had not favored the spectacle, confirming his doubts about the action of Antonio Casas and asking for a fairer clash in the second leg. Likewise, Iván Ania did not want to get into controversy during his appearance in the press room despite the fact that he was even asked about possible “tricks” for the return trip as well. The atmosphere is beginning to heat up and there are still six days left until the final duel.
