Damir Skomina critical of referees who gave justice in Maribor vs Domžale match: ‘This is not football, this is violence’
Last weekend, the
Telemach First League
Maribor and Domžale played in the first round of the Premier League, with the hosts winning 1:0. The match was quite rough, with two of the visiting team’s players getting off to violent starts. Daniel Offenbacher roughly marched one of the home players in the first minute, and a little later Abraham Nwanwko mercilessly mowed down Marko Tolic. Referee Martin Matoša sanctioned both fouls with a yellow card, but many were convinced that Offenbacher and Nwanwko deserved to be sent off. Damir Skomina is of the same opinion.
“In this case, we have to bear in mind that it was a 50-second game, the referee might have been a bit unprepared, but you always have to go into a game with the mindset of ‘expect the unexpected’. In person, the Domžale player’s start doesn’t look as bad to me as it does in the video, so I can understand the referee’s feeling that a caution was a sufficient punishment. What I don’t understand is why VAR did not get involved. I am of the opinion that, in this case, it should. The referee should be given the opportunity to take a second look and decide for himself. If the referee in the VAR room deems it to be an offence for a more severe penalty, he should show the referee the footage and not give him any hints. It is still the main judge who decides. For me it’s a red card, even though it happened in the first minute. We are talking about safety, players need to be protected. That is not the case here,” is a guest on the Pod crosko programme on
Sportclub
Damir Skomina, a retired justice provider from Koper, pointed out.
As for the African’s start, Damir Skomina was even harsher: “The live footage shows that it was a brutal start. It’s lucky he didn’t hit him and Tolic rebounded. This is also a start for a red card. Such starts do not belong on football pitches. These are unusual starts, this is not football, this is violence. This match is definitely a good lesson for the future, I believe that the referees will react differently in the future. Footballers need to feel safe.“
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