All Boys 0–0 Godoy Cruz, and a phone on the pitch
Your team took a point on Monday night, but the result is the last thing anyone will remember. All Boys 0–0 Godoy Cruz at Estadio Islas Malvinas, fecha 33 of Zona A (1).
Referee Nicolás Lamolina gave Godoy Cruz a penalty. All Boys' players walked a phone over to him to show the foul was outside the box. He looked. He changed it to a free kick. The Argentine press called it "celuVAR," and it broke the rulebook (3) (4).
It should have been a penalty and it was not, the way the laws are written. Lamolina's line afterwards: "Tenés que morir con lo que viste" (2).
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The draw keeps you in the relegation fight. Position 16 of 18 in Group A, 34 points from 33 games, goal difference -10. Your last five: L D D L D.
Two penalties, two decisions
The Lamolina call was not the only one. Two penalty decisions in the match, both disputed (2). Iván Zafarana was the All Boys man the first foul was given against (6). Axel Rodríguez and Emiliano Purita were in the middle of the protests (7).
Eight arrested before kick-off
Kick-off was delayed half an hour. Clashes between All Boys fans and City Police at the stadium entrances, rubber bullets fired, cars scratched, stones in the streets (5) (12) (13).
Eight fans detained, two officers injured (10) (12). It started when a supporter was refused entry, tied to a right of admission order over unpaid child support (10).
Matchday detail: All Boys v Godoy Cruz was listed on LPF Play, 19:00 (11) (14).
Next: Los Andes away on Saturday
All Boys travel to Los Andes on Saturday, October 17, 22:00 CEST (Primera Nacional). Then Racing (Córdoba) away on Sunday, October 25, 23:00 CET.
