witnessed match Montpellier, and his guest Paris Saint-Germain Within the competitions of week 21 of French league Football, on Wednesday, saw several arbitration cases, after the referee canceled two goals for the Parisian, despite the latter’s victory 3-1 away from home.
Argentine Lionel Messi scored a goal in the first half, and after the referee counted it, he retracted his decision, as the assistant referee considered that it was offside, a decision supported by the arbitration expert in the “New Arab” Jamal Al-Sharif.
Al-Sharif said: “There were two cases in the process of this goal, the first when Ashraf Hakimi raised the ball in the direction of his colleagues Vitinia and Messi, and the two players were in a correct position and there was no infiltration in it, and some defenders moved, and at this moment Vitinia jumped towards the ball and played it with his head, which is the moment The second is in the attack that was relied upon to cancel the goal, given that when he jumped to play the ball with his head, Messi was ahead of the last defender, who was Koyati, who tried to play the ball and was unable to reach the ball. It played from a close distance, so it wiped his head and continued on its way without changing its path. Messi took advantage of his position when he was offside, which is why the assistant referee’s decision was correct.”
Paris goal of legend #Messi. which was canceled due to intrusion. pic.twitter.com/Lm1XxQ5IKj
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Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi scored a wonderful goal in the second half, but the referee retracted the counting of the goal, considering that Fabian Ruiz was offside at the start of the attack, although Hakimi was in a sound position.
Al-Sharif supported the referee’s decision, saying: “The “mouse” intervenes from the beginning of the attack and the various violations that permeate it, as Fabian Ruiz, when the ball was passed to him, was ahead of the last defender in Montpellier, and he retreated to receive the ball and take possession of it, and it is transmitted through 4 passes from the side. The left side to the right, where Ashraf Hakimi hit the ball and scored a goal, and the “mouse” technique was returned to watch the shot from the start, as the time difference between the moment of registration and the offside shot was 9 seconds, and the referee’s decision was correct.
Hakimi scores a wonderful goal, but the mouse cancels it#French league #Paris_Saint_Germain_Montpellier pic.twitter.com/nXEilOUDOc
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