The indignation of Elche after two red cards and three penalties and the threats against the referee: "You are not going to get out of here"

• 2-3 at Martínez Valero Narration and statistics

• Classification day 23

's arrival on the bench

has not materialized in results for Elche, which continues as bottom of the First Division after their defeat on Friday against Betis at the Martínez Valero (2-3).

A game riddled with controversial decisions by

, who sent off two players from Elche and awarded three penalties in favor of the visitors.

Elche's indignation against the Galician referee materialized at the end of the match through the club's official media.

"We want to be treated equally and with respect. Neither more nor less than the rest. We are a historic and centenary club. It is the least we deserve," detailed the message on his Twitter account.

"You have to believe in equality and they say that errors are distributed, but the reality is that we carry a weight of 50 kilos on one side and a weight of five on the other," Machín assured during his appearance before the press, where he also showed his rejection against the VAR: "We are getting closer to another sport. We feel super harmed," stressed the Soriano coach.

Magellan's hand

The great staging of Elche, which in just 10 minutes had confirmed its dominance with goals from

(penalty) and

, began to collapse shortly after returning from the break.

Specifically, with the direct red to

, for a controversial handball against

.

"It is a play in which anyone who has played football knows that it is not an obvious opportunity for a goal," Machín lamented about

's work in the VAR .

The protests of the Elche substitutes resulted in a direct red card for

and in a climate of nerves that favored the reaction of Betis.

's men

hardly took time to establish equality, with a penalty goal from

and another from

, assisted by

.

According to the Iglesias Villanueva minutes, Cheikh snapped at the fourth referee: "What sons of bitches you are."

The climate of indignation against the braid worsened with another penalty awarded in the 85th minute, which Borja Iglesias could not materialize.

Machín, due to his repeated protests, was also reprimanded with a yellow card.

"You are scoundrels"

However, the climax came in the fourth minute of added time, with the second penalty of the night in favor of Betis, this time due to a resounding handball from

.

The Chilean defender saw the second yellow and

, who had entered the pitch a few minutes earlier, beat

to award the three points to the Verdiblanco team.

Throughout his last five seasons in the First Division (2013-2015 and 2020-2023), the balance of penalties awarded to Elche is most compelling: nine in favor and 29 against.

With these precedents and the logical frustration for the sixteenth defeat of the course, the Martínez Valero locker room tunnel was the scene of embarrassing incidents by the club's leaders, including

,

and

.

As reflected in the arbitration act, the owner, the technical secretary and the general manager hurled insults and threats at the referee such as "You are not going to leave here", "you are scoundrels, sons of bitches" and "I am recording you, son of a bitch." bitch".

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