Liverpool were furious after Luis Diaz’s goal was disallowed in their recent defeat to Tottenham and the PGMOL have now released discussions between the referees at the time of the incident
PGMOL have released the conversation between VAR officials and the on-field referee after Luis Diaz’s goal was wrongly disallowed in Liverpool’s defeat to Tottenham.
The Colombian scored in north London, but his goal was disallowed for offside.
VAR Darren England and VAR assistant Dan Cook verified the incident but mistakenly believed that the goal should have been awarded on the pitch, and therefore communicated as such in their conversation with on-field referee Simon Hooper.
England and Cook then realized their mistake but decided they could not correct it, thus allowing a legitimate goal to be ruled out twice.
The audio details the procedure in the VAR room when Diaz scored and how the replay operator informed the VAR officials that they had made a mistake.
It is then announced that play must be stopped to score the goal, but VAR officials insist that this is not possible.
The PGMOL said in a statement: “As we explained shortly after the final whistle on Saturday evening, we acknowledged in a statement that a significant human error occurred during the above-mentioned match and which in our opinion opinion, should have resulted in a goal.” Intervention.
“As with all goal situations, the VAR team looked at every aspect of the goal.
After the pitch officials disallowed the goal for offside, the review phase began and the process was carried out correctly by VAR.
The selection of the kick point was correct and the use of a single 2D line at the foot of the penultimate defender was also correctly positioned.
“The image created showed that Luis Diaz was clearly onside, without the need for a second line. Due to the loss of concentration at the time, VAR lost sight of the on-field decision and communicated incorrectly.” check completed”, inadvertently confirming the decision on the field, without any dialogue with the AVAR.
“The match was then immediately resumed. After a few seconds, the Replay Operator and then the AVAR requested the outcome of the check-complete from the VAR and asked him to review the captured image, underlining that the original decision on the field had been taken offside but it was not communicated to the team on the field at any point in the match.
“The VAR team then considered whether the game could be stopped at this stage, but VAR and AVAR concluded that the VAR protocol in the Laws of the Game would not allow this and decided that an intervention would not be permitted. ‘wasn’t possible.
“The game had started again.
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“PGMOL has conducted a review of the circumstances that led to this incorrect result and the resulting findings will be implemented to reduce the risk of errors occurring in the future.”
Full transcript of VAR audio of Luis Diaz Spurs’ offside goal against Liverpool
Assistant referee 1 (AR1): Everything is fine. Both hold. Both hold.
Referee: Yes, forget it.
AR1: Wait. Delay, delay.
VAR: Possibility of offside, Diaz. AR2: Give it to me.
AR1: Return for offside, man.
VAR: Offside control. Delay, delay. Give the football point, let’s go. No kicking please?
Referee: Yeah, don’t worry, buddy.
Replay Operator: So here we are.
Referee: Wait.
Replay Operator: Just take a tight angle. VAR: Yes, give me a 2D line ready for the second frame.
Replay Operator: So, frame two?
VAR: Okay. Perfect yes. 2D line on the left boot. Replay Operator: Let me change the angle.
VAR: Romero, I think?
Replay Operator: I think this angle could be better? Satisfied with this prospect?
VAR: Yes. Replay operator: 2D line on the boat?
VAR: 2D line on the boot.
Playback Operator: Yes, okay. So 2D line on the trunk.
VAR: And stop. Check completed, check done. Okay, perfect.
AR1: Play.
Referee: Greetings friend.
VAR: Thanks, man. Referee: Well done guys, good process.
Read operator: Wait, wait, wait, wait. The decision on the field was offside. Are you satisfied with it?
Assistant VAR: Yes. Replay Operator: are you satisfied with it?
VAR Assistant: Offside, goal, yes. He’s wrong, Daz.
VAR: What?
Replay operator: The field decision was offside. Are you satisfied with this photo? Yes, it’s nearby. The photo we gave them is on the back.
VAR Assistant: He played against him, he was offside.
VAR: Oh, shit.
Replay operator: delay, delay. Olis [PGMOL Hub Ops) says to delay. Oli says we should hesitate.
VAR: Excuse me?
Replay operator: Oli calls to say the match should be postponed. The decision is next. VAR: We can’t do anything.
Operator Replay: Oli says he has to delay. Oli says we have to postpone.
VAR: Oils?
Fourth Officer: Yes? Replay operator: delay the game, delay the game. Stop the game.
VAR: You restarted the game. I can’t do anything, I can’t do anything.
VAR Assistant: Yes, they started again. YES. NO.
VAR: I can’t do anything, I can’t do anything. F***
