Alvarez Izquierdo was in the news again this weekend when he officiated the match between Zaragoza and Getafe. Michael Laudrup's side seemed to be heading for a victory when Alvarez awarded the home side a free kick outside of the area. Getafe wanted to make a change and keeper Pato Abbondanzieri went up to the referee to ask for more time to allow the substitute to take his position. But to his surprise the ref blew his whistle, and D'Alessandro shot into the empty net. There were strong protests all round that fair play was not observed, but the goal was allowed to stand and Zaragoza saved a point. (27.11.07)