Union Saint-Gilloise won 3-0 against Ostend on Monday. A score that seems final but a phase still made people talk. And for good reason, it is the penalty awarded to the Unionists which allowed them to open the scoring.
A penalty awarded by the referee and which was validated by the VAR. However, the fault of Brecht Capon on Lazarus Amani seems not very obvious, the Unionist being quickly on the ground for a contact which seems very light.
And the people of Ostend did not appreciate the decision of the referee of the day. Maxime D’Arpinothe still-injured KVO captain voiced his displeasure on Twitter: “This is theft !!! How can the referees with the Var whistle peno!!!!“.
President Gauthier songs also protested the decision of Mr. Denil : “Our opinion ? It’s because we’re tired of being screwed every week. The Bleeckers will explain to us on Monday that there was no penalty and that will give us a good leg and 0 points. The same fault in the other direction and we take a yellow for simulation!“.
A phase which is likely to still make people talk and which will undoubtedly be difficult to digest on the Ostend side.