Spanish Referees' Committee Admits Elche Denied Clear Penalty

The Spanish Referees' Committee has officially acknowledged that Elche's Israeli defender, Roy Revivo, was wrongly denied a penalty during a recent match against Villarreal. The committee determined that the decision not to award a penalty kick, after Alberto Moleiro clearly pulled Revivo's shirt in the box, was a significant error by the VAR team and the on-field referee. The match, which ended in a disappointing 0-0 draw, saw the referee initially point to the penalty spot, but a VAR intervention led him to overturn the correct call. This official admission provides full backing to Elche's justified anger following the game. The club had previously expressed its frustration on social media, mocking the officials' perceived blindness and even taunting the player who committed the foul. While the committee's ruling does not alter the match's outcome, it confirms that Revivo and Elche were unjustly deprived of a potential victory due to a failure in the VAR system.