The audio recording of the discussion between match officials that led to Luis Diaz’s goal being wrongly disallowed has been released, making it embarrassing for VAR officials to listen to.
Liverpoolstriker Diaz scored in the first half of the Reds’ 2-1 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but was wrongly ruled offside by the on-field referee.
Thedecision was not overturned by VAR officials Darren England and his assistant Daniel Cook, despite footage clearly showing Diaz on the sideline.
Liverpoolhave requested a recording of what happened and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have taken the decision to release a notice explaining how the botched verdict was reached.
said England “lost sight of the decision on the field” because “concentration waned and attention was lost”.
In the recording, England says, “Check complete, check complete.
That’s good, perfect,” before the replay operator, then Cook, questions whether the right decision was made.
“Offside, goal, yes.
That’s wrong, Daz,” Cook can be heard saying.England curses when she realizes her mistake, then says, “They restarted the game.”
“I can’t do anything, I can’t do anything,” the replay operator shouts repeatedly to delay the playback.
Beforethe end of the tape, England then let out another rant, ending an incident in which PGMOL, the refereeing body, admitted immediately after the match that “significant human error” had occurred.
was produced.Liverpool made their anger clear after the match, saying in a statement that “sporting integrity had been compromised”, then adding that they would “explore the range of options available”.
PGMOL said in an audio statement: “After the on-field referees disallowed the goal for offside, the review phase and process began and was carried out correctly by the VAR.”Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has questioned the process which led to Luis Diaz’s offside goal not being ruled out.
BEE“Due to a loss of concentration and focus at the time, VAR lost sight of the on-field decision and incorrectly communicated ‘check completed’, inadvertently confirming the on-field decision. He did it without any dialogue with the AVAR (VAR assistant).
“The match was restarted immediately. After a few seconds, the replay operator and then the AVAR asked the VAR for the outcome of the check-complete and asked him to review the captured image, underlining that the original on-field decision had been offside, but not this was the case. case.
be communicated to the team on the pitch at any time during
TheVAR team then questioned whether play could be stopped at that point, but VAR and AVAR concluded that the VAR protocol of the Laws of the Game did not allow this and decided that intervention was not possible because the game had resumed. .
”England and Cook are not included in the official list of Premier League matches for next weekend. PGMOL has promised to learn from this incident and is emphasizing accuracy above all else, including efficiency, to the video match referees.
From now on, a VAR must consult with their AVAR in the verification process before passing the final decision to the pitch. public employees.
GettyPGMOL has promised to learn from this incident and is emphasizing accuracy above all else, including efficiency, to the video match referees.
From now on, a VAR must consult with their AVAR in the verification process before passing the final decision to the pitch. public employees.
ThePremier League has announced that a wider review of VAR will take place in conjunction with the PGMOL, amid fierce criticism over the fallout from what happened last weekend.
Englandand Cook have been under further scrutiny since Saturday after it was reported they were part of a refereeing team in the United Arab Emirates two days before the Tottenham-Liverpool match.
Thenational team has contacted the UAE FA for comment on whether the furore will impact their decisions to override referees to referee domestic matches.
PGMOL added: “PGMOL and the FA [Football Association] have also agreed to review the policy allowing match officials to referee matches outside of Fifa or UEFA appointments.”
Madesome good saves in the first half to deny Cody Gakpo and then Andy Robertson.
I couldn’t do much when Gakpo…
