The Disciplinary Board (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced yesterday the explanations given by referee Vítor Ferreira regarding the exclusion of Vítor Costa with a straight red in the 68th minute in Maritimo Casa Pia, at the end of the 8th round. League Bwin. According to the referee’s report, the move was part of “violent gambling and other serious behavior”. “After the ball became unplayable, the player with excessive force with the boots of his boot hit the opponent in the face, opening a wound in the upper region of the eye,” one can still read. The Marine player was suspended for one game. Remember that after this move, Casa Pia was awarded a penalty and Leonardo Lelo successfully converted the ball, making the final score 2:1 in favor of Lisbon.
Read the CD explanation in full:
“The accused was notified of the official reports of the game on the 4th (…) on the same day he presented the accusations, accompanied by a video, mentioning that it is relevant to the present analysis that (…), Vitor Costa did not work out the facts, because he was punished by limiting himself to jumping at the same time as the player João Núñez to headbutt, which he actually managed to do (…). headbutt, Casa Pia player no. 3, who also jumped to play for the ball, lost his balance and fell to the lawn, causing Vitor Costa to fall (…) As a result of this action of Casa Pia player Joao Nunez, both players fell to the lawn , without any fault on the part of Vitor Costa. This move was poorly received and evaluated by the refereeing team, which, of course, did not perceive and did not appreciate the move as a whole.. Otherwise, you would not have thought that there was violent behavior, he didn’t even punish Vitor Costa with a direct red card. If that were the case, Vitor Costa would not have been expelled. The facts described here are clearly the result of television images taken together, so they must be taken into account when making the final decision, imposing a modification of the actual decision that served as the basis for the red card, as well as the acquittal of the accused. since no disciplinary offenses were committed”, the punishment card also states, with reference to the FPF CD, that “having analyzed the defense presented, it considers that there is no indication of any prejudice to the enhanced evidentiary reliability enjoyed by these officials’ reports, thereby confirming the facts stated in the reports.
