Semi-automatic offside from VAR nullified what would have been the fastest goal in the first matches of a World Cup in Qatar 2022

The World Cup madness was through the roof. It had been almost three minutes since the ball had moved from the center circle in the opener between the hosts Qatar and the Ecuador from Gustavo Alfaro in the specific stage Al Bayt. A free kick on the edge of the area for the South Americans was the first dangerous action and ended with a goal from the captain Enner Valencia headlong, in a second play.

Ecuadorian fans exploded with joy. But the first cry of the World Cup, which would have meant the fastest in the history of an opening match, it wasn’t worth it. The VAR canceled it for forward position when the Qataris were already waiting to get out of the way. He ends it all with an indirect free kick for the home team.

Thus, the video refereeing system – precisely that of the semi-automatic offside – was the protagonist as soon as the World Cup began. No one in the stadium of more than 40,000 people quite understood what had happened. The Italian referee Daniele Orsato took the goal in the first place. The second assistant didn’t raise the flag and ran to the center giving the go-ahead from his side.

However, suddenly the judge put his hand to his ear and waited less than two minutes. He gave the VAR signal and raised his arm to call the Ecuadorian striker offside. Was there such a violation?

From the press room everything seemed to be in order. It was not possible to perceive any player who had participated in the game in an improper position. michael estrada had jumped to head the ball, Happy Torres He tried a scissor kick on goal but a cross came out and Valencia put in.

Even the rerun of the official broadcast did not provide a clear picture of what was collected. Until a few minutes later the exact digital image came out: the brand new system called semi-automatic offside came into play, which had been used in Champions League He made his presentation at the World Cup.

The attacker finally left Streethalf leg, before heading the ball from the free kick on the first play.

The goal would go down in history for being the fastest in the opening game since 1930, a 2 minutes and 34 seconds. However, the goal scored by Caesar Sampaio in France 98, 4 minutes after the match between Brazil Y Scotlandit is still the fastest on debut.

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