‘Relegated because of VAR?’ Spain controversy over all-time misjudgment… Court admits “wrong decision”
A single mistake in VAR may have changed the fate. Spain’s La Liga has been embroiled in a controversy of all time.
Spain’s “Mundo Deportivo” reported on the 15th (Korea Standard Time) that “the Spanish court ruled in Espanyol’s favor against Griezmann’s ghost goal. The Madrid court ruled that the VAR system omitted important scenes in the match between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid and clearly harmed Espanyol.”
The incident occurred in May last year during a showdown between Espanyol and Atletico in the 36th round of the 2022-2023 La Liga. At that time, Espanyol was 19th in the league and was in a relegation zone. However, it was possible to remain depending on the results of the remaining games.
Espanyol was desperate for three points, but he had a difficult game against powerhouse Atletico. He gave up the first goal to Saul Niguez in the 21st minute of the first half and allowed Antoine Griezmann to score an additional goal in the 44th minute of the first half.
In addition, Espanyol was dragged to 0-3 with a run scored by Yannick Carrasco at the same time in the second half. However, starting with Cesar Montes’ comeback goal in the 19th minute, Hosselu’s penalty goal in the 31st minute and Vinicius Sousa’s equalizer in the 34th minute made it a 3-3 draw.
Espanol scored a point with great tenacity. However, the second goal, Griezmann’s scoring scene, was embroiled in controversy. Carrasco’s shot hit Espanol’s goalkeeper, Fernando Pacheco, and hit the post before flowing out. Griezmann connected again with a shot, but Pacheco blew himself away and cleared the ball. The referee declared it was not a goal, but after VAR, he admitted it was a goal. 월카지노
Espanyol’s side was very angry. This was because there was no video from the angle to prove that the ball had clearly crossed the goal line. Espanyol, who thought he had lost two points, officially raised an objection and demanded that the game be nullified.