Eljero Elia makes itself heard again on social media on Tuesday morning. The wing attacker of FC Utrecht refers to a post on Instagram on Monday, which shows how his team receives a penalty against RKC Waalwijk (1-2) well into injury time. Elia seems to be satisfied with what he has achieved by posting the now-deleted video, although it is not immediately clear what exactly the winger had in mind.
“Yesterday (Monday, ed.) I was asked if I wanted to post a video on my Insta. And we have achieved our objective. What you think of it really doesn’t interest me …. Have a nice day”, writes Elia Tuesday to his more than two hundred thousand followers on Twitter. Shortly before that, the Utrecht attacker posted a Twitter message containing only three emojis of a smiling face. The penalty kick that the Domstedelingen received in extremis against RKC on Saturday caused a lot of discussion in recent days.
yesterday i was asked if i wanted to post a movie on me insta. and we have achieved our target ?????? what you think about it doesn’t really interest me …. have a nice day ??????
– Eljero Elia (@EljeroElia) March 9, 2021
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 shared images taken from behind the goal on Monday, insinuating that Utrecht deserved the penalty. Teammate Othman Boussaid agreed, as his reaction under the message showed. Vurnon Anita, defensive midfielder of RKC Waalwijk, obviously thought differently. “No gap !! You know yourself too”, he said with a wink. RKC attacker Ola John joined in with a laugh.
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 referee 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.