Overall, the referees had a quiet weekend in the Jupiler Pro League. Only after the Club Brugge and KAA Gent match was there much to be said about match management and the VAR system.
The Battle of Flanders was not without some questionable phases. Especially at KAA Gent, the frustration made perfect sense afterwards, according to Serge Jomini.
“In my opinion they deserved a penalty as well. Michel obviously pulls Kuipers’ arm, making him lose his balance. For me that was a clear penalty. Then I find it strange that VAR didn’t intervene after that. “It was “This is clearly and clearly wrong, it seems to me.”
Although the former referee sees another reason why it was not a penalty. “The referee could have avoided this discussion by calling the previous attacking foul on Nielsen. Now he seems to be compensating a little. Because he doesn’t whistle for one foul, he doesn’t whistle for another. That shouldn’t be allowed.”
Lardot made another mistake. “There was little discussion about the two penalties at the other end. It is therefore a shame that he first painted red for the wrong player and then corrected himself. This is another flaw in his game.”
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