The player who had the worst feeling after Genk-Charleroi was undoubtedly Daan Heymans. He will miss the match against Standard due to a fifth yellow card.
Belgian refereeing had a complicated weekend, raising many questions about the management of encounters in several matches.
During the meeting between Genk and Charleroi, coaches Thorsten Fink and Rik De Mil received yellow cards deemed unnecessary. But it was Daan Heymans who was the most frustrated. The player, booked for the fifth time this season in questionable circumstances, will miss the Walloon derby against Standard.
Charleroi without Daan Heymans against Standard
“I am certain that I am within my rights,” confided Daan Heymans has The Latest News. “I simply pointed out calmly and respectfully that I thought it was a simulation. And for that I received a warning. Yet the referees say they want open communication with the players…”
This desire for exchanges between referees, coaches and players had been highlighted the previous week during an event aimed at analyzing and discussing certain decisions. But barely a weekend later, these good intentions already seem forgotten. The images show that Heymans, without intention, comes into slight contact with referee Van Driessche, who was retreating at the same time, causing a slight collision.
“To tell you the truth, I went to ask after the match why I had received this yellow card, specifying that it was my fifth. His answer? ‘I can’t take into account the number of yellow cards the players have.’ Certainly, but he must at least ensure that the sanction is justified.”
