CTA backs referee decision to award Real Betis goal vs Real Madrid amid complaints of foul in buildup

However, Real Madrid had complaints about the equalising goal. After the game, Arbeloa argued that there had been a foul by Antony on Ferland Mendy in the build-up, with the defender ending up on the ground before the goal. CTA dismisses Real Madrid’s complaints But the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) has backed the decision made by the referee with regard to the complaint made by Real Madrid in their match against Real Betis.

The CTA reviewed the play in its programme “Tiempo de Revisión” and concluded that the decision made during the match was correct. According to the analysis, for a foul involving holding to be punishable, there must be a clear grip with a direct cause-and-effect relationship between the attacker’s action and the defender’s fall. Real Madrid were not happy with Bellerin’s goal being awarded.

(Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images) The committee stated that “the holding is slight and open to interpretation, and there is no clear cause-and-effect relationship. ” As a result, the on-field decision by referee Cesar Soto Grado to allow play to continue was deemed correct. Likewise, the VAR, Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes, was also considered to have acted properly by not intervening, as the situation was judged to be subjective.

The CTA did not address other incidents from the match, including an early penalty appeal from Betis involving a potential handball from Brahim Diaz, as contact with the shoulder does not constitute a punishable handball. Similarly, a later appeal from Real Madrid for a handball by Ricardo Rodriguez was dismissed. Even without the offside position of Jude Bellingham, which invalidated the sequence, the contact was not considered punishable due to the close proximity of the shot and the absence of an unnatural arm position.