The referee said Vinicius s hit was unintentional! Elche coach retorts: The rules were changed 25 years ago!

Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche in this round of La Liga, but Real Madrid's equalizer caused huge controversy after the game.

In the 87th minute, Bellingham hit the goal in the penalty area. The ball was saved by goalkeeper Peña, who was rented from Barcelona. Then Mbappe knocked the ball back in front of the baseline. Bellingham quickly outflanked and pushed the goal.

But during this period, Vinicius stretched his leg and hit goalkeeper Peña in the face while grabbing a point, causing the latter's face to bleed. This was also considered a foul play.

Coach Ed Saravia emphasized at the press conference: "This is an extremely obvious foul. Vinicius hit Peña's nose and caused bleeding. VAR is designed for such situations." This controversial move eventually led to Bellingham's equalizer in the 87th minute.

The penalty controversy in the match between Elche and Real Madrid is still brewing locally. The comments from the Referee Technical Advisory Committee expert group further fueled the anger. Elche were furious at the goal-scoring action that led to the 2-2 draw, believing that Vinicius fouled Peña first.

Twenty-four hours later, Fernando Morientes, a member of the expert group of the Referee Technical Advisory Committee, stated on the Corbe radio program that the controversial penalty would not appear in the Football Association's "Review Time" program. The forward, who has played for Real Madrid and other teams, declared: "The expert group unanimously believed that this was purely an accidental contact. I also held the same view when watching the live broadcast. Vinicius did not have any subjective and intentional behavior."

Elche coach Ed Sarabia through social media The media responded to Morientes: "Please forgive the decision-maker, but the criterion of 'voluntariness/intentionality' has been removed from the rules for more than 25 years (except for handball penalties). Therefore, defining an action as an 'accident' is not the correct basis for determining whether a foul is committed." "

It should be noted that when the goalkeeper Peña was asked about the incident after the game, he initially stated: "I think it was a normal contact in the game." But he changed his view after watching the video in the locker room: "Vinicius hit me when he tried to fight for the rebound ball. . In the subsequent second action, I was injured and could not continue to defend - this is the purpose of VAR. In my opinion, this is a foul if the referee insists on not judging it after VAR review. "