VAR Audio reveals particulars of Barcelona midfielder’s sending off towards Sevilla – ‘That’s harmful’

VAR Audio reveals particulars of Barcelona midfielder’s sending off towards Sevilla – ‘That’s harmful’

Fermin Lopez made a major impression when he got here on within the second half throughout Barcelona’s 4-1 win towards Sevilla. Though he spent solely a short time on the pitch, he performed an important position within the sport’s consequence. 

After changing Gavi at first of the second half, Fermin demonstrated his knack for making well timed runs and scored the breakthrough objective that shifted the momentum in Barcelona’s favour. 

Nevertheless, his time on the sphere took a dramatic flip when he was despatched off following a contentious problem.

The VAR dialog

Initially, referee Hernandez Hernandez deemed the incident a easy foul and issued a yellow card. Nevertheless, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) group, led by Del Cerro Grande, intervened and beneficial a evaluation for doable critical foul play. 

“I like to recommend a evaluation for a possible critical tough play,” mentioned the VAR official.

“Entra muy fuerte, descontrol del cuerpo. Esa es peligrosa”

AUDIO VAR 🔉 El momento en que Hernández Hernández cambió la amarilla a Fermín por roja#ElPost pic.twitter.com/ElvqIpg7qU

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Del Cerro Grande suggested Hernandez Hernandez to evaluate the problem carefully, highlighting the dynamics of the deal with. He identified the excessive leg place, the bending movement of the leg, and the pace at which Fermin approached the deal with. 

“I’m going to go away it to you in dynamics so you possibly can see how he makes the deal with and the way he goes together with his excessive leg and his leg bends and the pace he has.”

Based on Del Cerro Grande, the deal with created a harmful scenario, with the Sevilla participant’s leg getting caught and twisting unnaturally.

“In our opinion, the leg will get caught and twists dangerously for the Sevilla participant,” he added.

Upon reviewing the footage, Hernandez Hernandez shortly made up his thoughts. He famous that Fermin’s problem concerned each legs in a scissor-like movement and displayed an absence of physique management, making it hazardous. 

“Sure, he goes with each legs within the form of scissors. It is available in very robust, lack of management of the physique. That’s harmful. I’m going to vary the yellow to the quantity 16 for a pink one.”

Consequently, the referee upgraded the preliminary yellow card to a straight pink. Regardless of being down to 10 gamers, although, Barcelona maintained their composure and managed to win the sport.