VAR official from Real Madrid’s win vs Sociedad to be sidelined over red card controversy – report | OneFootball

There was a moment of major controversy during Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena on Saturday.

A little after the half-hour mark, Dean Huijsen was shown a direct red card by referee Jesus Gil Manzano for what he deemed to be a last-man challenge on Mikel Oyarzabal.

However, Eder Militao was only a few metres away from the player and was in a position to cover while Oyarzabal himself did not have the ball fully under his control.

As such, Real Madrid players and manager Xabi Alonso were outraged by the red card decision. The fact that the referee was not asked to go to the pitchside monitor to review the incident only made the situation more bizarre.

CTA to admit mistake

Now, though, according to MARCA, the Referees’ Technical Committee (CTA) will explain the Huijsen red card incident during the week, and there will be consequences in the form of a break for the VAR official, Figueroa Vazquez, for not calling Gil Manzano to the monitor.

Fran Soto, the newly appointed president of the CTA, has introduced many changes to the refereeing framework in Spain. One of his main principles, also shared by the president of the Spanish Football Federation, is that only the best referees should be on the pitch.

Huijsen was wrongly sent off vs Sociedad. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

As part of it, referees are assessed by up to three different people for each match, who compile reports on their performance.

This starts with the referee delegate present at the stadium and ends with the CTA’s technical leadership (Fernandez Borbalan and Turienzo Alvarez). Referees receive scores, but above all, conclusions are drawn about what they do – and sometimes fail to do.

And, as per the report, What happened on Saturday at Anoeta with Huijsen’s dismissal triggered alarms within the CTA. As such, the incident will almost certainly be explained during the week, and the error will be acknowledged.

The outcome will include consequences, particularly for Figueroa Vazquez, who will be sidelined for failing, as VAR official, to intervene and call Gil Manzano to the monitor to review what has been deemed a mistake.

While it is unclear at this point, the expectation is that the referee will not be considered to be included in the rotation for at least one matchweek.