Actual Betis fought for a formidable 2-1 win over Getafe on the weekend, however didn’t escape with out seemingly paying the value. Brazilian winger Antony, who has been on the coronary heart of their enchancment in type of late, was despatched off late on for a problem from behind on Juan Iglesias.
The Manchester United loanee lunged in at Iglesias with each ft, and though he didn’t really making a lot contact with the Getafe defender, Antony was despatched off for what was purported to be harmful play. Nevertheless the crimson card went down as ‘tackling an opponent from behind with none risk of disputing the ball, utilizing extreme drive,’ as famous by MD.
Actual Betis appealed the crimson card although, asserting that there was a ‘manifest error within the referee’s report’, claiming that ‘at no level does Antony cease he ball’, and that he stretches out his leg to make contact with the ball, and had no intention of contacting the participant. An attraction that has been upheld by the Compeition Committee, who after assessing the video proof offered by Betis, imagine that the motion didn’t happen because the referee described.
This won’t go down effectively within the Spanish capital. Antony was resulting from be banned for 2 video games for a straight crimson card, which might have dominated him out of clashes with Actual Madrid and Leganes, the previous coming on the Benito Villamarin this Sunday. The United winger will now be obtainable for Manuel Pellegrini, in a choice that can little doubt stoke the fury at Actual Madrid with the present refereeing physique.
They not too long ago had an attraction turned down for a crimson card towards Jude Bellingham, and have been up in arms at what they imagine to be biased therapy towards them. Antony has three objectives and two assists in six video games to date for Betis, who’ve misplaced simply considered one of their Liga clashes involving him.