What are the mistakes of the referee for the match between Algeria and Qatar in the Arab Cup (photos)

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Polish referee Simon Marciniak was subjected to a wave of criticism due to his decisions during the management of the match between Algeria and Qatar, which was held on Wednesday night in the semi-finals of the Arab Football Cup, which is being held in Qatar.

Many websites and newspapers described the referee as "the worst referee in the history of football", due to the events of the exciting match that was held at Al Thumama Stadium in front of 42,000 spectators, and ended with Algeria winning 2-1 and qualifying for the final to meet Tunisia for the championship title on Saturday.

Despite the criticism faced by the referee, the technique of "VAR" and replaying the shots confirmed his accuracy in making all decisions, with the exception of one strange decision for which the analysts did not find an explanation, which is to increase the time of the match to 9 minutes, although the second half did not witness any long pauses, and this time extended to 19 minutes.

This extension contributed to Qatar scoring the equalizing goal in the extra minute 7, so many viewers believed that the referee sympathized with the owners of the land, but in the 15th minute of the extra time he awarded a penalty kick in favor of Algeria. The star of the match, Youssef Belaili, in two batches, amid the astonishment of the followers who became lost at the strange decisions taken by the referee and how he extended the time until Qatar realized the tie, then gave Algeria a penalty kick, was it fair or an admission of error and an attempt to amend it in favor of Algeria.

Algeria coach Majid Bougherra said after the match, "I'm not happy with the referee, nine minutes overtime? That's a lot.. The referee did his part and did a good level, but in a match of this level, the two tired teams should not be punished."

He continued, "I realized that the last twenty minutes would be difficult after we were tired. We played six matches in 17 days, thanks to the players with strong hearts."

For his part, Qatar's Spanish coach Felix Sanchez said, "The most difficult thing was to equalise. We were hoping to play two more games, but we made a defensive mistake that cost us a penalty. We must learn from what happened with us."

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