How can they get things so wrong?.The referee fair enough but he relies on these guys to assist him.If the keeper handles the ball out of his area especially when the city player its within touching distance is a foul and a red card .The City penalty was also wrong.The defender touched the ball plus the city player was going down before any kind of contact was made.Like I said in real time hard for the ref.but surely VAR can see that with all their technology.
I don’t get how they say he’s going away from goal. It’s only going that way cos he handballs it. Crazy.
Is that the rule? I just assumed the BBC commentators were right & that it would only be reviewed if it was a clear goal scoring chance
But surely if the keeper doesn't touch the ball Haarland would be favorite to take a touch and possibly score.
They didn’t conclude he hadn’t handled it - but did conclude it didn’t deny a goal scoring opportunity. Because a striker in the class of Haaland wouldn’t have been able to get a touch, and a shot off from an angle. Joke of a decision - it’s a red all day long. He is then still on the field to save a penalty. Worlds of wrong. Although it wasn’t a penalty so that’s probably justice - but it’s all wrong. So poor.
Red card, no pen. Use VAR for objective decisions like offsides and the ball crossing the line. Otherwise - bin it.
Regardless of whether it should have been a red card. They identified it was handled outside the box so why wasn't a free kick given. It ought to have been a red.. On the pen. Defender got a slight touch but after he'd tripped Silva.
That doesn't show him touching the ball. He lunged for it, but the other angles showed clear daylight between his boot and the ball. He didn't touch it.