Both sides battled hard but had to settle for a point(Image credits: ISL)
#3 The referees killed the flow of the game
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The referee took centre stage for all the wrong reasons(Image credits: ISL)
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There were no clear-cut chances in the game and it was quite a dull game considering the expectations people had from this derby match. The attackers of both sides were finding it difficult to get past the solid defenses of their opponents. When the game gained pace and expectations of a goal grew, the referee blew his whistle for soft fouls.
The referees stopped the game for every single foul they saw and this very much affected the game. They were interrupting the flow of the game instead of having control of the game. In a game like this, the referees should be ignoring the slight pushes and should let the game keep running.
In his pre-match press conference, Marco Materazzi had said that the refereeing in the league is quite good but today's was definitely not up to the mark. Of course, the decisions made by the referees was not exactly wrong but there are times when they should be a little tough in calling fouls.
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Dakir Mohammed Thanveer
Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.
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