ANDLast Saturday, May 18, they faced each other Once Caldas and Independiente Santa F in a very important match for the definition of the home runs of the BetPlay League 1-2024, with the visit arriving with 6 points and as the leader of Group B and the locals with 4 units in search of the lead. However, in a low quality presentation, little emotion and no action in the areas that could be considered an arbitration controversythere was an unusual handball from goalkeeper James Aguirre.
The referee was Carlos Betancur, who is one of those chosen by FIFA for international competitions., did not see the play that has no explanation, but he was not helped by his line assistants nor by the fourth referee. But it must be clarified that, since it was not a play in which the VAR could intervene, those who were in the canine had to let it pass, despite the fact that the images exposed a giant error by all the judges on the court.
Summary of Once Caldas vs. Santa Fe for home runs in the BetPlay League 1-2024
As explained, little and nothing happened in the match in which the leadership of group B of the semi-final home runs was at stake. Only approaches and actions that carried minor risks to the goals by James Aguirre and Andrés Mosquera Marmolejogoalkeepers for ‘blanco blanco’ and ‘cardinal’ respectively.
However, as the match approached the first quarter of an hour of the match, there was a throw-in from Mosquera Marmolejo in search of the Santa Fe forwards, but it was very long and none of his companions arrived. And the one who approached the right back was James Aguirre, who prevented the ball from leaving the field and It seemed like he was going to take the ball to his area to take it in his hand and process the match..
But it came as a great surprise that, Before reaching the large area, the Once Caldas goalkeeper will crouch down to take control of the ball with his hands. and then he entered the area in which the regulations allow him to do so. Although it could be taken as if there had been a prior sanction and the match had been interrupted, Aguirre continued the game with a throw-in and the game continued.
The surprise was so great that Only in the replay was there a reaction from the members of the Win Sports + cabal broadcastunderstanding that the action caught everyone off guard and there is no explanation for what the Manizales white goalkeeper did.
The narrator Tito Puccetti said, upon watching the replay: “He grabbed her with his hand, outside the area”while the analyst and former goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón responded: “That was hand, wasn’t it?”given the alert, the commentator Carlos Antonio Vélez also he said: “It was hand”. “What a great production, here! Bravo! Very good production!”said Mondragón upon seeing another closer image and Puccetti backed him up: “We didn’t warn her… What happened to Aguirre?”.
In the replays it is also noted that none of the red team players were looking at the ball, they resigned themselves to the long ball and gave up the play. For this reason, there were no complaints or controversy, but that this has happened to Betancur, FIFA judge and those considered to provide guarantee in Colombian soccer, leaves a lot to think about the level of refereeing in the country.
Besides, The big question points to James Aguirre, to understand what he wanted to do or what he thought to make that childish mistake.who was not punished by the party authorities.
