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Matheus Cunha Is Always The “Scapegoat” In Everything That Has Been In…
Matheus Cunha Is Always The “Scapegoat” In Everything That Has Been In…
Matheus Cunha gives his honest reaction to Illia Zabarnyi’s red card in Bournemouth vs Wolves
Wolves recorded a huge win in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Bournemouth 1-0.
Vitor Pereira’s side are now five points clear of the relegation zone thansk to their efforts at the Vitality Stadium, and fans are full of belief now that the club can stay in the top-flight.
Leicester City were soundly beaten on Friday nigh by Brentford, and Ipswich Town were thrashed by Tottenham Hotspur, on what was a perfect weekend for Wolves.
It was a great performance by Wolves on the south coast.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde continued his great form against Bournemouth, and further his case to be a regular starter.
Vitor Pereira also praised Marshall Munetsi for his all-action display on his first start.
But Matheus Cunha is grabbing most of the headlines again for his winning goal and overall performance at the Vitality.
After the game, Cunha spoke about the match and also gave his thoughts about the big decision involving Illia Zabarnyi.
Matheus Cunha makes admission about the red card for Illia Zabarnyi
Just after the half hour mark, referee Michael Salisbury booked Illia Zabarnyi for a challenge on Rayan Ait-Nouri.
But VAR then instructed Salisbury to look at the challenge again on the pitchside monitor.
Salisbury then upgraded his yellow card for Zabarnyi to a red.
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy all felt VAR made a mistake, believing Zabarnyi was unlucky with his challenge.
For Cunha, the Ukrainian defender was a little unlucky.
He said (as quoted by Wolves official): “We have this kind of luck because I think the defender was a little bit unfortunate with the action, but this can happen, and then we are very happy about the victory.”
Perhaps there was an element of fortune about the sending off yesterday.
That said, the Premier League explained that VAR felt Zabarnyi’s challenge was serious foul play, and the contact on Ait-Nouri certainly wasn’t pleasant.
