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Real Sociedad Issue Reported Police Threat to Referee over Real Madrid Penalties

Real Sociedad have reportedly threatened to report referee Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez to the authorities after he awarded Real Madrid a pair of controversial penalties in the match between the two teams on Wednesday.

The decisions were made in the first half, the first when Karim Benzema went down chasing a cross and the second when a Gareth Bale pass ricocheted off Carlos Martinez’s leg, up onto this hand. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the first penalty but scored the second, helping Real on the way to a 3-1 win.

According to Pete Jenson of the MailOnline, Gonzalez’s match report notes that La Real’s president Jokin Aperribay made his way down to the dressing rooms at half time and said to the official: “This is shameful.