Ref and VAR criticised in Porto-Arouca for correct penalty call | OneFootball

The performance of Iancu Vasilica in refereeing FC Porto’s victory over Arouca (3-1), in the 24th round of the League, was rated as “unsatisfactory” according to the metric published by the Refereeing Council, up to two weeks after the conclusion of the rounds.

The match was marked by the controversial penalty awarded to Fofana in the 87th minute, when the score was 1-1. FC Porto had opened the scoring just 18 seconds in through Pietuszewski, but the team led by Vasco Seabra equalized in the 70th minute through Djouahra.

In the 87th minute, Fofana fell in the box while being pressured by an opponent as he attempted to shoot; the incident was confirmed by VAR and resulted in a penalty, converted by William, which restored FC Porto’s lead. Moffi sealed the win by scoring the third goal in the 90+9 minute.

Both the referee, Iancu Vasilica, and the video assistant referee, Rui Costa, received an “unsatisfactory” rating.

It should be noted that the Refereeing Council’s metric, adopted as part of a transparency policy, includes the ratings “very satisfactory,” “satisfactory,” and “unsatisfactory.”

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