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Mateu's minutes, in detail: The referee belittled Jordi Alba
In Mateu Lahoz's minutes it has been established that the first yellow card was due to an incident between the defender and Vinicius Souza, while the second was the product of a protest against a decision by the Valencian
Once again, such as it occurred in the past edition of the Glass of the World between Argentina and Low Countries, a commitment directed by Antonio Mateu Lahoz finishes being object of controversy, especially regarding the designation of the infringements and when showing or no the cards by the same. In this occasion, the crash has had to Jordi Alba like one of his greater affected when being expelled.
In accordance with the established by the Valencian in the referee's record, the reason of the first yellow card received by the defender of L'Hospitalet, as it is recorded in the same, has to to the fact to "argue with a contrary without arriving to the insults neither to the threats". Of this way referred to the encontronazos of the left side with Vinicius Souza that would finish resolving with a yellow cardboard for both players.
You grieve four minutes later, the international with 'The Red' would finish receiving the second caution and with her his expulsion of the commitment after an infringement against. In the back discussion, in spite of not to treat of a conversation caldeada, the referee determined that Alba had to abandon the field. The reason: "Jorge Alba Bouquets was admonished for protesting one of my decisions".
Of this way, Antonio Mateu Lahoz would sign another controversial participation in which funge like main referee. Through the social networks, the name of the Valencian has satisfied the main tendencies after being once again the protagonist of a crash that already came caldeado by episodes like the one of the cautelar that allowed to play to Robert Lewandowski and the measures of the Barça on the entry of fans to the Camp Nou, that received his answer by part of the Espanyol.
How many cards showed Mateu Lahoz?
In total, went 15 the cards showed by the Valencian along the meeting, that finished with two players expelled: Jordi Alba and Vinicius Souza. Included the Barcelona trainer, Xavi Hernández, has resulted apercibido after having protested one of the decisions of Lahoz. Ansu, Gavi, Ferran, Pedri and Arnau Tenas also would receive cautions along the meeting that finished with a tie to a goal by side.
