Jakarta –
Second goal Irak into the goal Indonesian National team become polemic and controversy. If you refer to the VAR protocol set by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), Iraq’s goal was indeed valid.
Osama Rashid scored Iraq’s second goal while giving his team a 2-1 lead over the Indonesian national team in 2023 Asian Cup. The match ended with Iraq winning 3-1 after Aymen Hussein doubled his team’s lead in the second half, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Monday (15/1/2024).
Previously, Mohanad Ali gave Iraq a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute. Then Marselino Ferdinan brought the Indonesian National Team to a 1-1 draw in the 37th minute.
Towards the end of the first half, disaster struck for Indonesia when Osama Rashid again put Iraq ahead 2-1. Then the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) showed the process of the goal which turned out to be offside.
Offside occurred when Osama Rashid sent the ball towards the front of the goal which Mohanad Ali headed. The ball was then pushed over by Ernando Ari.
The ball was thrown up and then tried to be swept away by Rizky Ridho who failed to do it perfectly. The ball then reached the feet of Rafael Struijk, who made a careless action so that the ball was seized by an Iraqi player again to continue the attack.
Iraq then moved the ball to the right side of the Indonesian defense. Ali Jasim fired a shot at the far post, pushed over by Ernando, but the ball was struck by Osama Rashid to score Iraq’s second goal. Indonesia.
Referring to the protocol for using VAR published by the IFAB (International Football Association Board) which makes football rules, the goal was indeed valid. There are four things that can be reviewed by VAR regarding four things; 1. Goal/no goal, 2. Penalty/no penalty, 3. Direct red card (not a second yellow card/warning), 4. Identification error (red card or yellow card).
For the polemic about Iraq’s second goal, we refer to the first point, namely the review of goals/non-goals. Then it details four more things that can be reviewed by VAR regarding the referee’s decision to approve a goal or not, namely 1. Team attacks in the build-up or attempts to score a goal (whether there was a handball, foul, offside, etc.), 2. The ball goes out of play before the goal, 3. Goal/non-goal decision from the referee, 4. Violations by the goalkeeper and/or penalty taker or violations committed by attackers or defenders directly involved in the game if the penalty kick bounces off the goal post, crossbar or goalkeeper .
So, Iraq’s second goal refers to the first point, namely “team attacks in the build-up or attempts to score a goal (whether there was handball, fouls, offside, etc.)”. In the first build-up an offside did occur, but in the second attempt (build-up) an offside did not occur.
Meanwhile, VAR only checks the build-up process that results in a goal to review/annullize the center referee’s decision. Iraq’s first build-up would only be declared offside if it immediately resulted in a goal, while the goal occurred in the process of the next attack where there was no offside.
Referring to the protocol, VAR has carried out its duties according to existing regulations. Perhaps what needs to be questioned is the error of the assistant referee who failed to identify an offside by an Iraqi player.
Whether intentional or not, the Assistant Referee (AW) also actually has the right to delay raising the flag when an offside/violation occurs. The AW is permitted to delay raising the flag after the attacking team has completed its goal scoring attempt.
The fruit of this rule has often occurred in European leagues where teams are given the opportunity to attack first until an opportunity or even a goal is created. Only then will VAR check whether an offside/violation occurred in the process.
The rule that allows AW to delay raising the flag also has a good purpose. Namely, don’t let the team that has the opportunity to score a goal be thwarted by observation errors, however, if there is a violation/offside, it just needs to be reviewed by VAR.
Unfortunately in the case of the Iraqi goal, this rule was detrimental Indonesia. It is not impossible that in this case there will be slight improvements/revisions to the VAR protocol.
(mro/cas)
2024-01-16 11:20:45
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