Each units of gamers have been unimpressed with the efficiency of Lahoz, with the sport being stopped time and time once more for fouls.
And issues threatened to boil over at one level when Leandro Paredes booted the ball on the Dutch bench after being sad with a free kick Lahoz gave towards him.
PSG midfielder Paredes then appeared to satisfy his match as he was barged over by Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk.
In his post-match interview, Messi mentioned of Lahoz: “I believe that FIFA can not use this referee for this sort of match as a result of he’s not as much as the duty.”
The 17 playing cards the referee handed out to gamers (on high of two to teaching workers) through the match set an all-time document, beating one other notorious conflict involving the Netherlands.
Nonetheless whereas a document quantity of yellow playing cards have been brandished by Lahoz, a big part of soccer followers believed Messi was getting away with blue homicide through the tense knockout encounter.
English media determine Piers Morgan, famend Cristiano Ronaldo lover, was main the cost towards Messi on the conclusion of the match.
“Messi shouldn’t have been on the pitch,” Morgan wrote.
“Ought to have gotten a 2nd reserving & pink card.”
Whereas Messi was booked 10 minutes into further time, there have been quite a few different events the place followers have been satisfied he ought to have picked up one other.
One such event got here within the 54th minute because the Argentinian legend appeared to intentionally knock down the ball along with his proper hand.
The soccer world was left utterly shocked that the referee didn’t e book Messi over the incident – given deliberate handballs are computerized bookings.
Followers additionally identified Messi may have simply been booked for quite a lot of messy challenges late within the sport.
Though the PSG famous person was fortunate to be on the pitch, he was the furthest factor from proud of the referee through the match, and may very well be seen often arguing with him over his officiating.
Messi and Lahoz have earlier from his time taking part in at Barcelona, and bizarrely sufficient one in every of their largest run-ins was associated to Diego Maradona himself.
After Argentina legend Maradona handed away, Messi celebrated a objective by unveiling the quantity ten shirt of Newell’s Previous Boys – the membership he helps, and Maradona briefly performed for.
Nonetheless, Lahoz was not keen to bend the foundations even after Maradona’s dying and promptly confirmed the then-Barca star a yellow card.
In his post-match interview with beIN Sports activities, goalkeeper Emi Martinez was much more scathing in the direction of the ref than Messi.
He mentioned of Lahoz: “The referee was giving the whole lot to them. He gave 10 minutes for no cause…
“He simply needed them to attain.
“Hopefully we don’t have that ref any extra, he’s ineffective.”
– With The Solar
