The second game of the Endesa League final ended with a triumph of Real Madrid by 102-96 in the extension, but the focus of the match has quickly moved from sports to arbitration. A series of controversial decisions in the final stretch of the regulatory time caused discomfort in Valencia Basket, which considers that several errors could directly influence the outcome of the meeting.
The Taronja team, which had improved its benefits with respect to the second game and competed during the 40 minutes, was exceeded in the last bars and in extra time. However, beyond the result, the attention focused on several key plays not reviewed by the arbitration trio. Above all, a possible illegal cap of Walter Tavares to Jean Montero that, according to the regulation and as it has been done during the rest of the season, could have been reviewed if it had first indicated as a basket.
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The Valencian entity has already moved its discomfort internally to the ACB and the arbitral estates. From the club and as the coach said, they consider that, in the case of a final, the bar must be up to the competition. Pedro Martínez did not hide his anger in the later press conference and admitted to being “burned” with the situation. Although he congratulated Real Madrid for his party, he also expressed his disappointment with the arbitration criterion in determining situations of the party. The technician said his team would review the video plays and hopes that the arbitration managers do the same “in a serious and professional way.”
