The inclusion of technology to disallow what could have been the fastest opening goal in history has sparked anger among fans of Ecuador and, in particular, a particular situation in the stands of the Al Bayt stadium: a South American fan made a gesture that provoked the disapproval of the Qataris, in particular of one of them with whom he ended up embracing, after the impact he had on social media.
The episode occurred immediately after the start of the match between Ecuador and Qatar, as the action in question took place before the three minutes of play. Enner Valencia defines with a header inside the area and makes the South American fans explode in the stadium.
However, after a few minutes and the application of VAR with his semi-automatic offside – a system of 29 points of contact and a chip inside the ball to avoid human intervention – the Italian referee Daniele Orsato disallowed the goal before the complaints of the bank where was the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro.
In the stands, Ecuadorian fans were also angry and there was one in particular who was caught in a video recorded with a mobile phone making a money gesture with his right hand. accusing that this intervention by the VAR was ‘organized’.
Next, a Qatari fan dressed in his white turban she pointed her index finger at him, bringing it to her mouth to ask him to shut up and inviting him to sit down, in a situation that rose in tone.
That first part of the action went viral very quickly and as it turns out, brought both leads together again soon after in a tender image from ‘Fair Play’.
In a mix of Arabic and English, both tried to reflect that it was just a question typical of football folklore, which was remedied with a handshake and a hug. “Sport brings us together”they agreed.
Source: Clarin
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