António Silva's penalty in Ajax v Benfica: Jorge Faustino is adamant | OneFootball

Jorge Faustino believes that Sven Jablonski’s performance in the Ajax – Benfica match was positive. In the opinion of the refereeing commentator, the referee of the fifth round of the Champions League almost always made the right decisions, especially regarding requests for a penalty against Benfica.

“António Silva intercepted a cross with his thigh. At no point did the ball hit the Benfica center-back’s hand or arm. No reason for a penalty kick. Good decision,” said Jorge Faustino, clearing up any doubts about a possible penalty committed by the center-back.

Regarding the play that led to Benfica’s first goal, Jorge Faustino is also very clear: “At the moment of Dahl’s shot, which resulted in a goal, Pavlidis was very close to Jaros, which could be interpreted as impacting his action, but he was in an onside position. Goal correctly validated.”

About a yellow card shown to Samuel Dahl, scorer of Benfica’s first goal, Jorge Faustino applauds the referee’s decision: “With no chance of reaching the ball, he tripped Klaasen in a tactical (unsporting) foul that was correctly punished with a direct free kick and a yellow card.”

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