Fanis Tsokanas writes
The ball did or did not cross the line; If he was at the same height, even for a millimeter, when he removed the ball o George Athanasiadis, then there is no goal. If it wasn’t the same height, even by a millimeter, then it measured correctly. Is there anyone who can answer this for sure though?
No. All approximate, as is VAR.
In the shots provided, sometimes the ball appears further inside, sometimes further outside. Answer, just that Goal Line Technology could give, without “yes, but”.
“La Liga doesn’t have it here either something similar happened in Real Madrid – Barcelonawill we have it in Greece?”. The argument is logical, based on revenue and awareness, but with such discussions, we will not provide a solution to our own problem.
Imagine if this goal had come in the 88th minute and not the 38th minute, decided the match and ultimately cost the AEK three points on the way to the title. And it just happened to AEK. It could also happen to Panathinaikosand to Olympicand to PAOK.
In the competitive league, of such a level, there is no room for approximate judgments. From shots that anyone can hold any one they want and say “Goal” or “No Goal”. You automatically degrade your own league.
To avoid misunderstandings. No one messes with the referee or him VAR. They had to make a decision. Just as one cannot say with certainty that there is no goal, so one cannot be 100% sure that there is. They, however, had the “knife”.
Whatever its cost, then, let it be done immediately what was requested by EPO on March 4 this year. I mean “the renewal of the contract for VAR which expires next September, as well as the upgrade of the system with the addition of semi-automatic offside and goal line technology”.
Until then, God willing, we don’t have similar phases to consider, in the upcoming big derbies, where everything will be decided.
Because in this particular case, the AEK found her edge, turned the match around and today “is just Monday”, as the people say. In the next one, though, will it be?
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