KAE Olympiacos have many complaints about the refereeing decisions of Perez, Rossi and Kowalski in yesterday’s Euroleague game against Red Star. Giorgos Bartzokas expressed this dissatisfaction in a way to avoid being punished in yesterday’s press interview, but the “red and white” are furious for at least five phases, where the video fully vindicates them.
It is clear that if the referees had decided correctly the result would have been different, as in total the “red and white” were denied nine free throws by these errors, while another two were given to the Serbian team.
First phase
With the score 63-68 and 8′:39” left, Slukas earns a foul which is called simple. Giorgos Bartzokas makes a coach challenge as it seems that Markovic is holding the hand of the international guard and has nothing to do with the ball and when the referees go to the instant replay they see general phases and not the disputed point, as a result they do not upgrade it.
Second phase
Lazic commits a clear foul on Larentzakis in an attempt for a three-pointer and the referees do not whistle the slightest bit. The score at that point is 75-82 with 3:17 left.
Third phase
With the score at 77-82 and 2′:22” left, Vildosa misses a three-pointer and in claiming the rebound, Petrusev clearly pushes Papanikolaou, but the referees don’t call a foul and so he misses two shots (p .s. Asteras had completed the team fouls) the international forward.
Fourth phase
Olympiakos is down 79-82 with 1:27 left and Vildosa wins two shots, with Papanikolaou playing clean defense and the ball going to Olympiakos as he hits the Argentine and goes out.
Fifth phase
The climax of the refereeing decisions that decided the course of the game, took place 26” before the end, with the score 84-86. Lorentzakis gets the defensive rebound, Mitrovic clears his hands with power in the air and yet again no foul is called for two shots that might have brought the equaliser.
For the time being, it is unknown if Olympiacos will proceed with an official protest to the Euroleague, but there are several possibilities.
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