The closing moments of the first half in the Spanish Super Cup final between Barcelona and Real Madrid, held this evening, were filled with extraordinary excitement.
The Spanish Super Cup is being broadcast exclusively through the “Thamanya” application, which is the official broadcaster of the Roshan Saudi League.
Referee Munuera Montero added 3 minutes of stoppage time, with Barcelona leading by a single goal at that moment.
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In the second minute of stoppage time, Vinicius Junior scored the equalizer for Real Madrid, only for Barcelona to respond with a second goal from Robert Lewandowski in the 45+4 minute.
The excitement continued as Gonzalo Garcia netted the equalizer for Real Madrid in the 45+6 minute, concluding the first half at a thrilling 2-2 draw.
In a statement, refereeing expert Iturralde Gonzalez, an analyst for the Spanish newspaper “AS” and Cadena SER radio, remarked, “Referee Munuera Montero added 3 minutes of stoppage time, but after the two goals, the time should have been extended to 5 minutes… Hence, the game should have ended at that point.”
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He further elaborated, “A corner kick for Real Madrid was executed in the sixth minute of stoppage time… An additional minute approved by the referee, but it should not have counted; the time should have remained at 5 minutes only.”
