Santiago Bernabeu
Referee
Melero Lopez
Goals
37:20 Kovacic 1-0
50:05 Ronaldo 2-0
81:48 Morata 3-0
Yellow cards [2-3]
05:17 Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad) for foul on Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
38:26 Kroos (Real Madrid) for foul on Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad)
68:58 Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad) for foul on Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid)
[72:52] Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad) for foul on Casemiro (Real Madrid)
76:14 Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid) for foul on Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)
Red card
[72:52] Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad) for two yellow cards
Wrong decisions in favour: Real Madrid 6-3 Real Sociedad
Unclear decisions in favour: Real Madrid 12-5 Real Sociedad
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03:04 No free-kick for possible foul Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) on Kovacic (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
05:17 Yellow card Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad)
05:17 Free-kick for foul Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad) on Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Unclear action [yellow card unclear]
06:32 No free-kick for possible handball Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
07:59 Throw-in Real Madrid after ball from Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad) possibly crossed the touch-line
Wrong decision
13:04 No free-kick for possible foul Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) on Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
14:29 Free-kick for foul Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) on Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad)
Wrong decision [Sergio Ramos should have been booked]
17:23 Free-kick for possible foul Kovacic (Real Madrid) on Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
23:49 No free-kick for possible foul Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid) on Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
25:38 No free-kick for possible foul Casemiro (Real Madrid) on Canales (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
28:52 No free-kick for possible foul Casemiro (Real Madrid) on Illarramendi (Real Sociedad), advantage
Wrong decision [advantage not correct]
34:32 Free-kick for possible foul Juanmi (Real Sociedad) on Danilo (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
35:46 Free-kick for foul Benzema (Real Madrid) on Zurutuza (Real Sociedad), no yellow card
Unclear action [free-kick, Benzema could have been booked]
37:20 Goal Kovacic (Real Madrid) 1-0
38:26 Yellow card Kroos (Real Madrid)
39:35 No free-kick for possible foul Casemiro (Real Madrid) on Zurutuza (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
43:37 No free-kick for foul Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) on Kovacic (Real Madrid)
Wrong decision
45:00 End of the first half [no added time]
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46:08 No free-kick for foul Kovacic (Real Madrid) on Zurutuza (Real Sociedad)
Wrong decision
46:23 No free-kick for possible foul Casemiro (Real Madrid) on Willian Jose (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
46:59 No free-kick for possible foul Zurutuza (Real Sociedad) on Kroos (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
50:05 Goal Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 2-0
51:56 Free-kick for possible foul Canales (Real Sociedad) on Kroos (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
57:02 No free-kick for possible handball Benzema (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
65:11 Free-kick for possible foul Benzema (Real Madrid) on Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad)
Wrong decision
66:39 No penalty for foul Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) on Juanmi (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
68:22 No free-kick for possible foul Raul Navas (Real Sociedad) on Nacho (Real Madrid)
Wrong decision
69:12 Free-kick for possible foul Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad) on Kovacic (Real Madrid), no yellow card
Wrong decision [no free-kick]
70:58 Yellow card Kevin Rodrigues (Real Sociedad)
[72:52] Yellow card Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad)
[72:52] Red card Inigo Martinez (Real Sociedad)
76:04 No free-kick for possible foul Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) on Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)
Wrong decision
76:14 Yellow card Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid)
81:48 Goal Morata (Real Madrid) 3-0
85:09 No free-kick for possible handball Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad)
Unclear action
89:53 Throw-in Real Madrid after Zaldua (Real Sociedad) possibly last touched the ball in duel with Morata (Real Madrid)
Unclear action
90:00+02:00 End of the game [added time was 02:00]
I have the feeling that there is a trend towards a favorable outcome towards a certain club in the center of Spain. The question is, what is the cause of this. Are the Madrid players really well trained in deceiving the referee? Is it the playing style of different clubs that makes the referee favoring a team? Is the system corrupt or does this blog not report correctly?
ReplyDeleteIf the blog is trustworthy, then it seems rather suspicious indeed.
Good job blogger, since I have no reason to doubt you.
69:12 is right decision. I must think you are anti madridistar or cule.
ReplyDeleteIf you check the replays, you can clearly see that Kovacic overhits the ball, can't reach it and Inigo cleanly kicks the balls away (in the direction of his own goal). And then Kovacic runs into him. Wrong decision by the referee to give a free-kick for Madrid.
DeleteSomeone claiming that Mascherano fouling Ronaldo in the area in the last Clasico is an "unclear action" shows an incredible amount of bias. No wonder Sport chose to quote your blog of late.
ReplyDeleteOn the top of that, you only comment on games involving Real Madrid or Barcelona? Funny that.
We qualified that as "unclear action" because there seems to be a previous foul (push) from Ronaldo. Ronaldo didn't ask for a penalty either, which he normally always does when something happens in or around the penalty area. We recommend you to check the images of the whole action again, and not make a judgment on a photo or a gif from a part of the action.
DeleteWe only comment on Real Madrid and Barcelona games because making a decent analysis takes time and we don't have time to do all 10 La liga games each weekend. Thanks for feedback. :)
Such previous action doesn't exist. Mascherano is pulling Ronaldo's shirt before the Portuguese touches anyone. The fact you didn't -or I for the matter- see Ronaldo asking for a penalty doesn't really matter either.
DeleteThe penalty is as clear as it gets.
In general, knowing players and their habits (on and off the ball) is very important to be able to judge actions correctly - one of the main lessions we're learning. About the action, we explained our vision, thanks for giving yours :)
DeletePulling someone's shirt in the area results in a penalty, and that's the first thing happening between these two. It's not even a matter of debate. Not a single former referee in Spain said that was not a stone wall penno the day after. Surprises me to see you go in the opposite direction.
DeleteAs for only commenting on games involving Barcelona or Real Madrid, I don't think it has something to do with numbers as you said., i.e. you could have chosen to comment on two games per week but not necessarily on Barcelona and Real Madrid the whole time. Why not saying straight forward you talk about Barcelona and Real Madrid because you want to instead of talking about number of games?
If the goal is getting quoted by Sport, you're doing a fine job.
We explained our stand on that goal, we're afraid we don't have anything relevant to add.
DeleteAs for games analyzed, we said from the start we'd only do Barcelona and Madrid games, because of lack of time and because that way you can come to relevant conclusions (which you can't if you do two random games every week) :)
If you say that Martinez' foul on Kovacic at 69:12 was no foul because the ball was kicked cleanly first, then why do you not apply the same standards to Escalante's foul on Busquets (Eibar-Barcelona, 07:28)?
ReplyDeleteIn that case the ball was kicked cleanly first as well, so by your logic that should have been "No foul", too? Still, you claim that Escalante "should have been booked".
In both cases, the challengers came in with legs fully stretched, which may be dangerous and may be adjudged "dangerous play" and hence a foul by the referee.
But your stance of claiming that the judgment of these two events should be entirely different, is very hard to agree with and raises questions about the your objectivity of your standards.
We'd advice you to check the images of the Inigo-Kovacic again. For once, the Spanish tv did a good job and the replays clear up any doubt :)
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