Ante Šimundža is much more dissatisfied with the referees than with his team after the draw in Ljubljana: The Maribor coach wants to hear explanations
Photo: Nik Moder / Sportida
In the scorching summer heat in the middle of April, Bravo and Maribor faced off in Šiška on Sunday. The match ended in a 1:1 draw, but more than the performance of his team, Ante Šimundža, the coach of the purple team, was dissatisfied with the work done by the referees. They made some controversial decisions, with the most resonant being the disallowed goal by Maribor in the 29th minute due to a handball.
“Even though Bravo’s players regained possession in the meantime, then lost the ball, the referees ruled that there was a handball by Božić before that. In the Maribor – Radomlje match, interestingly, VAR wasn’t involved because there was a change of possession, but this time it was and it overturned the referee’s decision…” they criticized on the club’s website, and after the match, Mateja Juga and his colleagues also had some words for Ante Šimundža.
“I’m saddened by the different interpretations of the rules in football. From the referee organization, I would like an explanation of how and what in similar situations,” Ante Šimundža told the Sportklub camera after the match, also discussing the match officials at the press conference.
Šimundža: “Once it’s an advantage, the other time it isn’t”
“In a few days, we saw three identical situations, but the interpretation changed. Once it’s an advantage, the other time it’s not, once VAR goes back, the other time it doesn’t. We have the Mura – Olimpija match, the Maribor – Radomlje match, and today’s match. In two cases, the advantage was considered, but not today. Confusion about the rules arises. It’s hard to remain indifferent,” emphasized Ante Šimundža, who was also angered by the fact that Jan Gorenc received only a yellow card at home when he prevented a very dangerous opponent’s action.
“Also, the situation at the beginning of the second half… The referees say it wasn’t an interruption of a clear situation, but Marko Božić passed the ball past the defender, there was only the goalkeeper in front of him, everyone else was behind. It’s hard to understand that there was no sending-off, but we accepted it and moved on,” concluded Ante Šimunža, for whom the draw in the capital was secured with the first goal for Maribor by Etienne Beugre.
Photo: Nik Moder / Sportida
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet
News
#antešimundža
#matejjug
1. SNL
Maribor
Share