If the meeting between Monaco and Benfica gave rise to a match full of twists and turns, despite the outcome against the Monegasques, it was the performance of referee Rade Obrenovic which was especially remembered from this evening, and which continues to make talk. Several French observers denounced the Slovenian's refereeing, but criticism also came from Portugal, coming from Duarte Gomes, a former international referee.
On the daily website To Ballthe 51-year-old man analyzed several situations and identified several errors of assessment. On the big picture, Gomes was not kind to Obrenovic: “ The Slovenian was not to his advantage, making a number of errors, particularly in terms of discipline. His management of the game was inconsistent, almost always resorting to cards to camouflage his inability to impose himself naturally. »
“Unacceptable that Carreras is not sanctioned with a second yellow card”
The first big mistake made by the Slovenian referee was not to send off Carreras for a gross foul: “ Carreras' tackle on Singo is notoriously overlooked. Everything came together for a second warning. The referee decides not to sanction the fault, but goes after Zakaria and Kehrer who challenge him. It is unacceptable, at this level, that the referee did not sanction Alvaro Carreras with a second yellow card following a careless tackle on Singo. A significant mistake in the match. »
The left side had already committed several faults, in the 9e minute, at 28e then at 29e. It was only from this third offense, “ on the verge of red », that he finally gave the Portuguese a toast. Duarte Gomes could not help but highlight the inconsistency of the decisions taken by the evening referee, who immediately issued a yellow against Florentino Luis (5e), a ” somewhat excessive interpretation » according to him, but did not do the same at the 32e minute, emphasizing that the former Monegasque “ risked a second warning more than once ».
And « unsportsmanlike gesture » by Singo
When the Benfiquists were able to benefit from the referee's indulgence following ” several rough tackles ”, as on that of Pavlidis (25e) and Otamendi (28e), two situations which should logically have been sanctioned, Obrenovic showed himself “ totally inflexible in the face of protests from French players “. What all the Monegasques, Denis Zakaria in the lead, deplored at the end of the match, denouncing an attitude “ arrogant » from the man in black.
On the other hand, the former Portuguese referee did not note any major error on the second yellow card distributed to Wilfried Singo. If this sanction may seem particularly severe, Duarte Gomes noted “ an unsportsmanlike gesture » from the Monegasque defender, “ who hit Pavlidis' neck with his arm ».
Source : To Ball
