World Cup Referee Sent Home After Being Slammed By Messi
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Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz will not oversee any more World Cup matches after
feeling the wrath of Argentina star Lionel Messi.
The Spaniard was
put in charge for the South American’s quarter-final showdown with the
Netherlands last week.
Despite Argentina running out victorious on
penalties, there were huge complaints sent the way of the official.
In what was a bad-tempered clash, Lahoz issued an eye-watering 17
yellow cards with Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries also receiving his marching
orders despite the game having already finished.
Meanwhile,
two-goal hero Wout Weghorst was also issued with a booking even before he took
to the pitch.
Messi, the scorer of Argentina’s second goal in the
game, aired his complaints about the official’s performance. He told TyC
Sports “This match shouldn’t have ended as it did.
“I don’t want
to talk about the referee because they sanction you.
But people
saw what happened. We were afraid before the match because we knew how he was
and I think FIFA has to review this. You can’t put a referee like him for
these matches.”
it has emerged that Lahoz’s display has spelt the
end of his World Cup campaign .The 45-year-old will not oversee any more
matches at the tournament and is expected to return home to Spain.
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