Arbitration of Sporting-LASK Linz breeds revolt: “It was all against us”

O LASK Linz starred, this Wednesday, in one of the most unexpected results of the entire third round of the League Champions League league, by getting the best of Sporting, in the José Alvalade Stadium, by 2-3, in a meeting with a controversial exhibition by Nicholas Walsh.

In such a way that, after the final whistle, in the area of rapid interviews of the Austrian television station Canal+, Sasa Kalajdzic, the author of the goal of turning the lions, did not refrain from pointing his finger, even though, in the first stage, he had chosen to take a more diplomatic stance.

“The referee was not really in shape, but we don’t have to blame him. Not bad, but not good either. However, we signed a good display”, said the 29-year-old player, then leaving for the ‘attack’, with at least one specific bid that, in his opinion, should have been judged differently.

“ I don't think he [Luis Suárez] did anything intentionally, but it was against our goalkeeper, who then had to be replaced, and there was no card. This is crazy”, he pointed out, referring to the thing that occurred at the beginning of the second part, which forced Lukas Jungwirth to leave and give the place to Tobias Schutzenauer.

“Any small bid was whistled against us, but nothing was whistled in our favor,” he added. The coach of the visiting formation, Dietmar Kuhbauer, also took the opportunity to leave a repair to the 35-year-old judge, in this case, regarding the great penalty converted by Luis Suárez, who inaugurated the marker, at the fifth minute.

“ There had already been a fault about Sali [Sasa Kalajdzic], which should have been noted. The penalti was very strict, in my opinion, but, after a victory, by 2-3, it passes by ", said, about the thing in which Nestory Irankunda went to the lawn, in a ball divided with Robert Ljubic, in the great opposing area.

“ When you suffer a penalti in the early minutes and you know Sporting didn't miss a game in the Champions League... I have to give a great compliment to my team, which just continues ", concluded. Sasa Kalajdzic was also “very proud” of the way LASK Linz reacted to adversities.

Sporting accounts in the Champions League

After the accounts, after this ‘slip’, Sporting gave the round closed with the same six points with which it started it, a record that is worth 12th place in the league league league, in equality with Barcelona, Como, Manchester City, Club Brugge and Borussia Dortmund.

Now, in the million-dollar race, the men of Rui Borges will have ahead Shakhtar Donetsk (on 3 November at Stamford Bridge), Manchester United (on 25 November at José Alvalade Stadium), AS Rome (on 8 December at the Olympic Stadium of Rome), Barcelona (on 20 January at the José Alvalade Stadium) and Manchester City (on 27 January at the Etihad Stadium).