Fortunately, in the end it didn’t matter: In the German victory in the second European Championship game of the DFB selection against Portugal, international Robin Gosens cheered early on for the 1-0 (5th minute) – until the English linesman raised the flag. In the creation of the alleged hit, Serge Gnabry had been delicately sidelined. For example, national coach Joachim Löw had to watch as his team fell behind after 15 minutes due to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo despite a good start.
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To the delight of the German fans, however, the team did not let the residue bother them and turned the game around before half-time. An own goal double by the Portuguese by Ruben Dias (35th) and Raphael Guerreiro (39th) gave the break lead. In the end, soccer Germany was even able to celebrate a 4-2 victory. The withdrawn goal was not the only tricky decision for referee Anthony Taylor and his team: Even before the German 2: 1 and Portugal’s goal to 2: 4 by Diogo Jota (67th), some saw an offside position. After the game, ex-referee Babak Rafati looks on for the SPORTBUZZER, the sports portal of the editorial network Germany, on the contentious scenes. Rafati on …
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Rafati analysis after DFB victory
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The offside position in front of the disallowed German goal: “Gnabry intervenes in the game with his movement without touching the ball. He was offside on Ginter’s cross. Müller’s handball in the previous scene played no role because it was unintentional and is no longer relevant anyway. if only one teammate was on the ball before scoring and not the scorer himself. “
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The tricky scene before the German 2-1 that the VAR checked: “Only Gosens’ arm is offside. But that is not a criminal offense because he cannot score a goal with this part of the body.”
The origin of the Portuguese goal for the 4-2 final score: “Unlike Germany’s alleged 1-0 draw, Ronaldo is not offside when the free kick is taken. And since his teammate does not touch the ball when Ronaldo is behind the German defense, the goal is passed from Ronaldo to iota regular. “
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