“Nothing happens at all,” attacker Zian Flemming told ESPN† The attacker was able to head in from a corner after a block from Martin Angha, after which Charlison Benschop tapped in the rebound. Angha’s block on Erik Schouten was penalized, however. “I don’t know how much you can say about it before you get banned in this country… It’s a great shame.”
„I try not to moan at the referee, but when things happen that you cannot reach with your head. Then you will say something about it”, continued Flemming, who saw more arbitral errors. “If it happens once, you don’t necessarily get angry, but three or four times in a row. I think I got knocked down by a flying kick in the first half. That added together, that’s where the frustration comes from. Well, I can’t wait for a suspension. We’ve done poorly ourselves. It’s not the referee’s fault.”
Trainer Sjors Ultee was no less sore. He stated that immediately after the 0-2, no one took VAR intervention into account. “You heard it from the audience, they started to whistle. You could also see it in the reaction of the Cambuur players. No one from Cambuur protested, then the VAR must also think: †I’m going to be an asshole if I call the referee now.’”
“If Bas Nijhuis had whistled here, he would have walked away laughing or scolded the VAR,” Ultee continued. “If this is no longer allowed, this is the whole idea of playing football. It’s not like he punches him. There is no one in the world, not even the referee, who thinks this is a violation. It’s just that story of the VAR calling you again and mind fuck†