Trainer Danny Buijs is upset about the penalty kick that FC Groningen received in the game with PSV. After the game lost 1-0, the coach leaves the match ESPN it appears that he does not agree with the decision of the arbitration to award a penalty to PSV, which took maximum advantage of the opportunity through Eran Zahavi. “I think it’s nonsense”, said Wessel Dammers, who, according to Jeroen Manschot and Kevin Blom, made hands punishable.
“It was a crucial moment with that penalty of course. He shoots it from about two meters against my hand”, Dammers visibly annoyed. “I want to get out to block the shot. I find it really incomprehensible. I just make a shot. walking movement and don’t move with my arm towards the ball or whatever. And then he also gives a yellow card. But we managed to make PSV difficult until the final phase and we can be proud of that. very sour that the VAR intervenes ”, says the Groningen defender.
Shortly after the break, Donyell Malen hit the raised arm of Dessers with a shot from outside the penalty area, who was on the edge of the box. At first, referee Manschot did not consider the incident a reason to hand out a penalty to PSV, but the referee was called to the screen by video referee Blom. After viewing the images, Manschot still awarded a penalty.
Just like his colleague Dammers, Azor Matusiwa was also surprised by the penalty moment, which he afterwards in front of the camera of ESPN looked back. “I find it difficult. That ball is shot so hard and he never had time to bring his hand to his body. I don’t think this is an obvious hand and it is very severely punished. It is just unfortunate that you are so disadvantaged with that handball ”, said the midfielder.
Buijs said afterwards that he did not agree with the decision to put the ball on the dot. “Dammers has his arm next to his body, he does not extend his hand and it is also the question whether he will make that handball within the penalty area. Very clever that Kevin and Jeroen have noticed this”, the trainer says sarcastically. Although reporter Hélène Hendriks still contradicts Buijs and indicates that the images have been looked at frequently, the Groningen trainer remains irritated. “Even with a third repetition you do not have the guarantee that they will always make the right decision,” Buijs concludes.