Benfica is demanding a repeat of the Futsal League Cup final, which they lost to Sporting Sporting 4-2 on Sunday. The “Eagles” issued a statement after the match in which he complained about the refereeing staff and said that there was a risk of setting “a very dangerous precedent for national futsal.”
Clube da Luz focuses its attention on an incident that occurred less than a minute and a half before the end of the match. With the score at 3-2 to Sporting, Tynan, the Lions player on the bench, stormed down the field and stopped a potentially dangerous play. The offender received a yellow card, a decision that deserved a protest from the “reds”.
“The player was only cautioned with a yellow card, when the rules are clear and it means, at the very least, a sending off. It was another wrong and dangerous decision by the refereeing team, once again having a direct impact on the final result and the 'delivery of the cup,'” Benfica writes.
The Eagles also criticized Tynan for receiving the Most Valuable Player award in the final.
At the end of the statement, Benfica revealed that a process will be submitted to the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) with the aim of playing the final again. Club da Luz guarantees that it will “go to the last resort” so that Sunday's events do not happen again.
Sporting beat Benfica 4-2 in the Futsal League Cup final, winning this competition for the fifth time. The Leonine team entered the break leading 3-1, while Benfica reduced the score to 3-2 in the second half. In the final moments, Thomas Paco refereed the match and made the score 4-2.
With this victory in the League Cup, Sporting becomes the team with the most titles, with five, breaking a tie with Benfica, the defending champion, who has four.
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