Antonio Mateu Lahoz was a negative protagonist in the very hot match between Argentina and the Netherlands, in the quarterfinals of the Qatar World Cup 2022.
In that match, the Spanish judge broke the World Cup card record. In Argentina Marcos Acuña, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Leandro Paredes, Leo Messi, Nicolás Otamendi, Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella, coach Lionel Scaloni and his assistant Walter Samuel were reprimanded.
For his part, in Netherlands Jurrien Timber, Wout Weghorst, Memphis Depay, Steven Berghuis, Steven Bergwijn, Noah Lang and Denzel Dumfries saw the yellow, who was sent off after seeing two cards. In addition, he sanctioned 48 fouls.
The day of the ‘What look, fool’ of Lionel Messi
Mateu Lahoz was harshly criticized then for his lack of management, which made the game very heated. It was the day that Lionel Messi He said the already famous phrase “Andá pa’allá, bobo”, addressed to one of his rivals, Wouj Wieghorst.
Messi, traditionally calm, also hit the judge hard that day: “People saw what it was, Fifa cannot put a referee like that for this level of matches,” he said then.
“You can’t be honest, you can’t say what you think. We were afraid before the games because we knew what it was. It wasn’t up to the game,” added the ’10’.
The sad mark in Mateu Lahoz’s farewell
Mateu Lahoz whistled his last game as a professional this Saturday, in the classic between Barcelona and Espanyol, in the Spanish League. And in his farewell, he broke his card record in the First Division of that country.
Mateu Lahoz sent off Jordi Alba and the Brazilian Vini de Souza for two yellow cards. He also showed the red to the Uruguayan Leandro Cabrera for an action with the Pole Robert Lewandowski, but after going to the video he withdrew the card.
Likewise, throughout the match, according to the minutes, he showed the yellow card to the locals Ansu Fati, Gavi, Ferran Torres, Pedri, Arnau Tenas and the coach Xavi Hernández, and to the visitors Brian Oliván, Cabrera, Calero, Edu Expósito and Puado.
On social networks, Mateu Lahoz has been criticized again for his lack of control of the game and there is even a devastating fact: he has drawn 43 cards in the last six games he has led.
Mateu Lahoz has shown 43 cards in his last 6 games. CARDS. You don’t miss
— Albert Ortega (@AlbertOrtegaES1) December 31, 2022
“I think that Mateu Lahoz is a referee who dominates and controls the matches and today (Saturday) control has gone away. I have told him. He has started handing out cards without any sense. For me, the game has gotten completely out of control Xavi analyzed.
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