World Cup
FIFA referee Mateu explains why Laos didn’t give Yarmolenko a penalty
famous Polish judge Shimon Marchiniak In the World Cup qualifying play-off match Wales v Ukraine, referee Mateo praised Laos’ actions and commented on the episode with an unassigned penalty to Yarmolenko.
“Laos didn’t go to see VAR because the video assistant didn’t call him. We always ask: why didn’t you go and have a look? But because VAR told him it was the right decision. He appreciated it and VAR probably informed him that it was the right decision.
I know that the opinions of the fans are divided on the penalty decision not given in the Wales-Ukraine match, but no one has complained about this. If we talk about how Laos is running the game, that’s the head referee,” said Marciniak.
Controversial foul on Yarmolenko, 40 minutes.
Source: Sport UA
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