"This is stipulated by FIFA as unsportsmanlike conduct. We're going to look at all the actions where, it's true he wants to get away to block, but he can't do this. The moment you voluntarily push a teammate and almost put him in danger of injury, it's something the rules don't allow. Although VAR can't help you. It's not in the scenario where it can help because it would be an indirect free kick and, in this case, a yellow card."
"Garcia stole the show at the RCDE Stadium, making a string of brilliant several and walked off with the MVP award after the game. He also raised a few eyebrows when he pushed Martin to block a shot from Pere Milla in the first half of the match. Lahoz has analyzed the incident and explained why he thinks a free-kick should have been awarded against Garcia for his actions."
"There is nothing, there is nothing, it is him that pushes him, there is nothing. Gerard, how are we? Your goalkeeper pushes you. If your goalkeeper pushes you, it's the other player's fault."
Joan Garcia produced a standout performance at the RCDE Stadium, making several notable saves and earning the match MVP. During the first half he pushed teammate Gerard Martin while attempting to block a Pere Milla shot. Mateu Lahoz stated that a voluntary push of a teammate that risks injury is unsportsmanlike conduct under FIFA rules and should be penalised. Lahoz also said VAR could not intervene because the correct sanction would be an indirect free-kick and a yellow card, which are outside VAR scenarios. Match referee García Verdura judged the contact accidental and questioned Martin about responsibility.
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