Three penalties and three expulsions against Elche allowed Betis to prevail at home 2-3. The people from Elche protested bitterly during the game for what they considered a bad performance by the referee, however, and according to the minutes, things got worse in the changing room tunnel.
Elche, through its social networks, called for "equality and respect" after the match against Betis, in which the Elche team lost (2-3) after suffering three expulsions and as many penalties.
As soon as the game was over, the club posted on its Twitter account the message "we want to be treated equally and with respect" "No more and no less than the rest. We are a historic and Centenary club. It is the least we deserve," the statement said.
Elche, who led 2-0 in the first half, complained about a penalty not awarded in the first half in their favor and the expulsions, at the request of the VAR, of Magallán with a direct red card, and of Enzo Roco for two yellow cards .
Also of the three penalties awarded against him, two by the hands of Roco which, in addition, cost him the expulsion, in addition to a direct red card for Pape Cheikh, who was on the bench.
Very serious incidents occurred in the dressing rooms of the club from Elche, which have been denounced by the referee of the match in his arbitration report. He denounces serious insults by the leadership of the Elche club. Starting with the club's owner and largest shareholder, Christian Bragarnik. But he also denounces the behavior of the sports and general director of Elche.
Textually it says: "Once we entered the changing room tunnel after the end of the game, he went towards my assistant referee number 1 Mr. Sergio Martinez Mantecón, director of the sports area of Elche CF, identified by the police with the following terms: 'you are some scoundrels, sons of bitches', repeatedly, having to be restrained by several members of the national police force. Likewise, he addresses my assistant number 1 Mr. Pedro Schinocca, also identified by the police, with the following terms: 'I'm recording you son of a bitch' while bringing his mobile phone close to his face. Likewise, already at the door of our locker room, Mr. Christian Bragarnik addresses the refereeing team, with the following terms: "you are not going to leave here".
The referee explained the expulsion of Pape Diop in the 58th minute as follows: "In the 58th minute the player (12) Diop Gueye, Pape Cheikh was sent off for the following reason: Going towards the fourth official with the following terms: " what sons of bitches you are."
