Eljero Elia seems to think that FC Utrecht did receive a justified penalty against RKC Waalwijk on Saturday evening. The attacker from Utrecht, who himself has been sidelined for two months due to a hamstring injury, posted a video on Instagram of the moment in the injury time of the match. “Ping, yes or no,” he adds.
There was a lot to do on Saturday evening about the penalty in question. After minimal contact between Ahmed Touba and Gyrano Kerk, referee Sander van der Eijk pointed to the spot; after long deliberation, the VAR decided not to intervene. Because Sander van de Streek used the penalty in minute 97, Utrecht won 1-2 in Waalwijk. The anger was great at RKC. However, Elia shares images taken from behind the goal and insinuates that Utrecht deserved the penalty.
Teammate Othman Boussaid agrees, according to his reaction below the message. Vurnon Anita, defensive midfielder of RKC Waalwijk, obviously thinks differently. “No, gap !! You know yourself too”, he says with a wink. RKC attacker Ola John agrees with a laugh. With the victory, Utrecht rose to seventh place and remains on schedule for a place in the play-offs for European football. RKC, which did not lose the previous five games, is fourteenth.
Van der Eijk himself said afterwards that, based on the images, he ‘would rather not have given a penalty’. The assistant referee advised very clearly: penalty, penalty. The player is hooked on the heel, “the arbiter said ESPN. “I trust my team one hundred percent, but the check took a long time and then you know that it will be exciting. Then we have to wait and see, but the penalty kick was confirmed”, said Van der Eijk, who admitted that he ‘maybe’ himself. should have watched the images.
Among others Vurnon Anita, Ola John, Marvin Emnes and Othman Boussaid left a comment.
In the video below (from 11:20 minute) other images of the moment can be seen.