"And he didn't see any of them": The seven plays that defined the Antoniano–Estepona game

CD Estepona Fans, accredited in Lebrija, is making footage available to all fans of a match that wasn’t televised and in which the refereeing once again severely disadvantaged CD Estepona.

The final score from last Sunday in Lebrija was 4-1. What the score doesn’t show is everything that happened on the field—and what most Estepona fans couldn’t see: the game wasn’t broadcast, and only those who attended witnessed one of the most unfortunate refereeing performances of the season.

That’s why we at CD Estepona Fans—who were accredited to cover the match—wanted all the fans to be able to see it with their own eyes. We’ve compiled the seven plays that shaped the match, in chronological order, at normal speed and in slow motion.

A Match Decided as Early as the 3rd Minute

In the 3rd minute, Pablo was heading toward the box to find himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper when he was brought down in what could have been a clear scoring opportunity. In the 14th minute, with Estepona leading 0-1, the referee called a foul and issued a yellow card to Titi during a scuffle in which the home team’s forward—with his back to the goal and outside the box—let himself fall. That foul led to the equalizer.

Double Standards

What followed leaves little room for interpretation. In the 27th minute, an identical play—but in Estepona’s favor—went uncalled as a foul, even though the referee had a clear view from the front and no one was blocking his sight, and the only card went to Julen Jon for protesting from the bench. In the 42nd minute, a clear handball by a home defender inside the box was not only not called a penalty—the referee actually called a handball on Ariel. The score was 1-2.

No penalty, no cards, no protection

In the second half, Pablo Aguilar was struck in the stomach inside the penalty area in the 56th minute, with no penalty called. The 3-1 goal came off a corner kick that the video footage clearly shows was not a corner. And in the 68th minute, a late, high tackle on Julen Jon—barely five meters from the referee—resulted in nothing more than a foul. No card. The same card that Titi did receive in the 14th minute.

Seven plays. Seven decisions. All leaning in the same direction.

The Estepona fans deserve respect

This is not an isolated incident. For weeks now, Estepona fans have been witnessing—both at home and on the road—refereeing decisions that repeatedly disadvantage their team. What happened in Lebrija was just the last straw.

We’re not asking for favors. We’re asking for what any fan base and any club deserves: refereeing that applies fair and equal standards to both teams. The players, the coaching staff, and the fans who travel every week to support CD Estepona deserve, at the very least, respect. And right now, they aren’t getting it.

Now, you be the judge.

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