And it is that in the replay, which was spread around the world after the final whistle, it is evident that the Colombian started off cleared after Mohamed Salah’s pass and the linesman was wrong when raising the flag.
But the most serious thing is that the VAR never informed referee Simon Hooper of the error and allowed the injustice to remain with the score at 0-0.
The mistake became much more important when, a few minutes later, Heung-min Son opened the score in favor of the locals and began to lead to a victory that is still talked about in England.
Cody Gakpo equalized before the break, but in the second half an own goal by Joel Matip tipped the balance towards Tottenham (2-1), who, thanks to that victory, climbed to second position in the championship behind Manchester City.
Luis Díaz was enabled before Salah’s pass. | Photo: Premier League Capture
The PGMOL, the entity in charge of refereeing in England, apologized in this regard and admitted hours after the match that it was “a significant human error” against Liverpool.
“Luis Díaz’s goal was disallowed for offside by the referee team on the field. “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,” added the statement from the body signed by the Premier League and the English FA (The FA ).
In the note delivered to the press, the referees do not explain what this alleged human error was about, however, through the press it has been revealed what happened inside the VAR cabin at the time of annulling Díaz’s goal.
According to Sky Sports and ESPN, the assistants who reviewed each image of the match thought that the referee had declared a goal in favor of Liverpool and, as a consequence, upon seeing evidence of the legal position, they continued with the phrase “check completed”, which Simon Hooper, from the field, understood it as an ‘ok’ to continue the game from the free kick, which was obviously offside.
Although the VAR audio has not yet been revealed by the Premier League, the media take as proof of this version the short time it took Hooper to resume the game. Between the line flag and the VAR decision there were only 40 seconds, which speaks of how clear Luis Díaz’s position was at the start of the race.
VAR incorrectly believed that Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal had been awarded on-field 🔴
The ‘check complete’ was supposed to signal that the goal should have stood ⚽✅ pic.twitter.com/0qOJmYjpsM
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 1, 2023
What did Liverpool say about Luis Díaz’s disallowed goal?
Liverpool has spoken out about the error and sent a strong message against the leadership of the Premier League, from which it expects firm decisions to set a precedent regarding this type of situation.
“It is not satisfactory that sufficient time was not allowed to allow the correct decision to be made and no subsequent intervention to take place,” the Anfield club stated on its official website.
Reviewing the images, the affected team considers the apology given by the referee committee “unacceptable.” “Each and every result must be established solely through review and with complete transparency,” the statement states.
Liverpool warned that it will seek advice on the matter and hopes that strong measures will be taken against the referees in charge of the match against Tottenham in London. “In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution,” the letter concludes.
Luis Díaz was denied the possibility of scoring his third goal in the 2023/24 Premier League | Photo: Getty Images
2023-10-02 01:07:02
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