The controversy came to Vallecas on the brink of halftime in the form of a goal from Girona. It was 45 minutes when a shot from Gumbau touched Nahuel Bustos' shoulder and went into Luca Zidane's goal. The goal put the 1-2 on the scoreboard. The VAR reviewed the both and Polished Santana, referee of the match, canceled the goal after consulting the screen. Immediately afterwards, the end of the first part was whistled and discussion broke out between members of both teams. Francisco He went to speak with the referee before the Girona players protested to the referee, there were several shoves and some slap between players from both teams. While Iraola he went to the dressing room tunnel making gestures to the Girona players.
For Iturralde González, referee analyst for AS and Cadena SER, in the play of the goal: “There is no clear image and I think he hits him on the shoulder. It would not be a hand. He whistles and it is a goal. The image is very blurry”.
The controversy continued until the final measures when Rayo put the 2-2 on the scoreboard. It was the 89th minute when Pozo scored, but Pulido Santana canceled Ulloa's offside goal.