When it seemed to end in a goalless draw, Ignacio da Silva He broke parity with a header in injury time and gave the three points to Sporting Cristal. In this way, the ‘celeste’ team climbed to first position in the 2024 Apertura Tournament. However, after the match, Atlético Grau He claimed that the Brazilian’s goal should not have been validated because the corner that Yoshimar Yotún took was not successful, since the ball had not completely left the field. This was demonstrated with the images of Liga 1 MAX.
After the match, many football fans on social media wondered why the Video Referee System (VAR) did not intervene to correct that action. Let us remember that this tool is a great support for the members of the referee team on the field of play. Regarding this doubt, Miguel Ángel Scime, former FIFA referee, explained the situation.
“Before the goal, the ball did not leave the field. It should always have been considered a game, but the referee mistakenly called a corner kick and the goal came with which Sporting Cristal won.”Scime noted on his YouTube account. Likewise, he highlighted that the VAR did not intervene because it cannot change “resumption decisions”.
“The VAR cannot intervene because in the APP, the VAR protocol makes it clear that ‘the rules of the game do not allow the modification of restart decisions (corner kicks, throw-ins, etc.) once the game has ended. ‘has been resumed’ so they cannot be reviewed”, he added about what happened at Alberto Gallardo.
The truth is that, with the victory against the ‘albo’ team, the team led by Enderson Moreira reached 16 points and reached first place in the standings. Although Universitario de Deportes has the same number of units, Sporting Cristal has a better goal difference. One step below is Sport Huancayo with 13 points.
Sporting Cristal will face Alianza Lima on the next date
Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima will meet on date 7 of the Apertura 2024 Tournament. The duel is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 from 8:00 pm according to the time of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. In Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Brazil the duel will begin at 10:00 pm, while in Venezuela and Bolivia at 9:00 pm
The long-awaited match will be played at the National Stadium and will be broadcast on the L1 MAX signal (formerly Liga 1 MAX), available on the DIRECTV, Claro TV and Best Cable channel lineup, in addition to its streaming through Liga 1 Play, Zapping and Fanatiz. Remember that you can also live minute by minute of this meeting on the website of Sport.
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