Belgium U-21 coach and penalty: “Portugal was embarrassed by that decision” – Europe U-21

Belgium’s under-21 selection was away on Tuesday from the European Championship category after losing 2-1, with Portugal in the third and final round of Group A. At the end of the match, the Belgian coach Jackie Mathisen directed harsh criticism to the refereeing team – the penalty kick that gave, in the 89th minute, the corner team victory – and also commented on the reaction of his technical team towards the Portuguese after the final whistle.

“I think we deserved a draw, at least. Despite everything, we played to win. We had plans to play well with medium/high block, but it didn’t work out. However, we showed that we can handle teams like Portugal who are famous for having good players and in The Summit Our players said yes, they did not deserve this decision [do árbitro] In the 89th minute. Seeing the repetition of the images, I think there was a certain fantasy in the decision, ”he began by saying, and continued:“ At the end of the match, the Portuguese technical team knew how we feel. They were polite, but feelings got the better of us. There were no wrongdoings, but I think Portugal was, in a way, ashamed of that decision.”

The referee’s decision “stole the dreams of an entire team”“We played well against the big teams and we played well against the home team. [Geórgia]But today there was a decision from the referee that stole the dreams of an entire team. If there was one team out of four that deserved to qualify, it was us. Our players have proven that they can handle pressure and win over opponents. Overall, we had a good tournament, but we are unhappy. All matches were decided by regions. In the match against the Netherlands [empate 0-0]We should have recorded. After that, we had a projected goals index three times higher than that of Georgia [empate 2-2]. By the third, I felt like all of our dreams had been stolen.”