Medina Cantalejo’s model of the expulsion of Canales by Mateu Lahoz

Within the week-to-week League match final week, the Betis participant Sergio Canales was despatched off by Mateu Lahoz. An motion that provoked many reactions across the Valencian referee, and this previous Monday evening it was the Referees’ Technical Committee, Luis Medina Cantalejo, who expressed his perspective of what occurred in The sparof the Ser Chain.

Initially, Medina Cantalejo explains the speak he had with Mateu Lahoz after listening to the VAR audio: “The very first thing I did once I heard and noticed what had occurred was speak to Mateu. He gave me his clarification of what had occurred. We’ve got all of the sound of the VAR. I heard from the sixtieth minute that Sergio entered till the tip and there are solely three sentences. One is ‘good luck, Sergio’. One other, Sergio reproaches him for a foul that was not known as and Mateu tells him ‘they’re telling me that presumably I used to be mistaken’. And the final one is ‘in case you proceed, you permit’. He continued and left. You’ll be able to hear the referee. Canales is 4 or 5 meters away. He does not make gestures”.

Even Medina Cantalejo makes it clear what he indicated to Mateu within the speak that they had about how he ought to handle this kind of state of affairs: “As for what administration was, I personally spoke with Mateu about how these final minute conditions must be dealt with Above all, an skilled referee. It was a protest. With a participant who, furthermore, is sort of appropriate”.

Medina Cantalejo additionally reveals that he has had contacts with individuals from Betis to cope with what occurred in Cádiz: “I’ve spoken with the individuals who needed to discuss Betis in a really calm method and that has been left there. Solely, the following time that Mateu and Sergio are collectively, I hope they dedicate themselves to whistle the penalties and others to attain targets”. On this sense, Medina was blunt: “The gap with the participant must be important, you aren’t his good friend.”

🗯️ Medina Cantalejo talks concerning the controversial expulsion of Mateu Lahoz to @sergiocanales 😠💢 “I spoke with Mateu to learn how this kind of motion will be managed in the previous few minutes”😳 “Distance from the participant is crucial, you aren’t his good friend” pic.twitter.com/CwReDRBGs6

– El Larguero (@ellarguero) October 24, 2022