Liverpool lost 2-1 with Tottenham, in a match that had everything, but there was a specific play in the 33rd minute that generated controversy, and it was the goal disallowed by Luis Díaz, in the first half of the match.
And about this there were quickly many comments from people on social networks, from partisan media and from British media, who analyzed the play and did not see a clear outlier. In the end, the governing body of arbitration on English soil, the PGMOL, ruled and accepted that it was a mistake and the goal should have stood.
Through an official statement, they mentioned that “PGMOL recognizes that a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur-Liverpool. “Luiz Díaz’s goal was disallowed for offside by the referees on the field.”
Following that, they noted that “this was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, VAR did not intervene. “The PGMOL will conduct a full review of the circumstances that led to the error.”
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“PGMOL acknowledge significant human error during Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool. The goal by Luiz Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should… pic.twitter.com/C4TX2GDvEE
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For their part, some international and well-known media such as ‘Bein Sports’, during the match, drew the lines and were the ones who realized the mistake, since the guajiro was completely enabled.
Similarly, ‘Liverpool Echo’ dedicated a note about this controversy, and mentioned that “the decision made between VAR Darren England and his assistant Dan Cook was quick in itself, while the British broadcaster Sky Sports could not provide the images that officials create by drawing lines on top of the repeating video.
That being the case, Luis Díaz’s great goal was worth it, and the actions of the judges on the Tottenham stadium field were wrong, something that could have changed the course of the game, since after that came the first goal for the locals.
The truth is that Liverpool had a night to forget in the Premier League, and beyond the referees’ error in the guajiro’s goal, Jurgen Klopp’s men suffered more from the expulsions of Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota, so they ended up playing the last 20 minutes plus the addition, with nine players.
And in the end, an own goal by Joel Matip ended up giving Tottenham a 2-1 victory, in a match that had a little bit of everything, on matchday 7 of the Premier League.
2023-10-01 17:07:22
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