A feeling of anger prevails in Paralimni for the refereeing in yesterday's game of Remedica ENP with Apollon against the background of the qualification to the final four of the cup.
The game ended 70-71 in favor of Apollon, as the Limassol team won a foul 13 seconds before the end of the match (3 free throws) and while they were behind the score with 2 points, they managed to win with 1 point.
Characteristic is the post of the President of Remedica ENP, George Nicolettou, who among other things talks about "theft of the year".
This is the post of the president of Remedica ENP, George Nicolettou
THE THEFT OF THE YEAR
First of all, I congratulate our basketball players and coaches for the great and nice effort.
We have learned to win but also to lose. But we do NOT tolerate injustice and the orchestrated and deliberate attempt to fix us.
Unfortunately they are annoyed to see a low-budget provincial team go up
We are sorry for the efforts of all of us.
The conservation trio of Elias Kounells, Maria Ignatiou, Marios Athanassiou organized and determined the final result.
The commissar of the match, Renos Pittalis, who came to the match very strict and provocative, controlling everything with excessive zeal, did not record the disgrace that was done on the floor by the provocative refereeing.
The Apollo player takes 5 steps, presses a line with his right foot and gets up for a TWO POINT shot. Our player gets up and CLEARLY CUTS the shot without any contact at all! The referee Maria Ignatiou who was at the farthest distance from the phase from the other two referees without having an understanding of the phase DOES NOT GIVE THE STEPS to INVENT a foul and 3 SHOTS at 70-68 13 '' before the end determining the final 70- 71.
And while it is possible for them to see the repetitive phase on the TV camera, they denied it, WHY?
You do not respect us and you rob us of our trouble, you are inferior to the circumstances incompetent and dangerous! Hand over the whistle or change sport. In Paralimni you are unwanted! Be ashamed and give up because this is a pure alteration of the result! If you are also international, it is better to close the store.
We call on the Cyprus Basketball Federation, even the last one, to assume its responsibilities and stop whistling indifferently. Otherwise it will be responsible for the closure and destruction of basketball in Cyprus.
Famagusta.News