Ah sure, the video assistant referee. Even within the English Premier League, it stays a relentless matter of dialogue, and right this moment it has been “enriched” with one other chapter. The purpose of competition: a transparent penalty – or is it?
It occurred in the course of the prime match between Newcastle United and Arsenal. Within the 14th minute, Jacob Murphy performed a disastrous again go, which ended with Magpies keeper Nick Pope taking out Gunners striker Viktor Gyökeres.
Referee Jarred Gillett instantly awarded a penalty, however just some seconds later, he obtained a message in his earpiece suggesting that his determination might need been a grave mistake.
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So, Gillett watched the scene once more on the monitor – or fairly, what felt like a thousand occasions – after which determined that Pope had certainly performed the ball first earlier than bringing down Gyökeres. The penalty was subsequently overturned.
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Luck for Newcastle, who had been capable of have a good time shortly after. DFB star Nick Woltemade headed in his second objective of the season to provide his group the lead. Will that objective be sufficient for victory once more?
One factor is already sure: Woltemade’s objective alone gained’t be sufficient. As a result of Mikel Merino has equalized for Arsenal (84th minute).
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This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
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