Yes that was the purpose of Yepes … and also of Bacca! analysts say the game was valid

As in Brazil in 2014, Colombia was once again eliminated from a World Cup with a controversial arbitration. This time, the US judge Mark Geiger.

(Read: Zero and go …! Referee Mark Geiger had another controversial performance with Colombia).

Four years ago, during the event held on Brazilian soil, the Spanish referee Velasco Carballo made highly discussed decisions in the quarterfinal match between the host and Colombian distribution. One of them was the invalidation of a play that ended with a goal from the central Mario Alberto Yepes.

And this Tuesday, in Russia 2018, Geiger made decisions that definitely hurt Colombia and brought it out of the game, like filling the Pekerman team with yellow cards.

But his most controversial determination was undoubtedly a game of Carlos Bacca that ended in goal, because supposedly there were two balls on the field, something that was not like it.

Here is the explanation of the play:

This action, no doubt, could have changed the story of the game, since Colombia ended up losing on penalties against the English after a 1 -1 in 120 minutes of play.

(Read also: Come home! Selection Colombia left Moscow silently).

In social networks, this has been a topic to address. And in journalism, too. For example, referee Jose Borda recently said that this move should not have been invalidated.

"This action was canceled for no reason, it was something inexplicable," Borda said.

On the other hand, football personalities also criticized Geiger. The most vehement was the Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona, who maintained that Colombia "stole the game".

Despite this, consternation in Colombia for elimination in the second round is still very important.