PGMOL have released the VAR audio from Tottenham vs Liverpool at the weekend, with fans able to listen to the calamitous decision that saw Luis Diaz’ goal wrongly disallowed for offside.
The audio involves discussions between the match officials during the game, with confusion clear to hear straight away as the goal hits the back of the net.
The video assistant referee for Saturday’s game was Darren England, who can be heard in the audio saying that the check is ‘perfect’ before realising that he had made a critical error.
🚨 @PremierLeague release official VAR audio from Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal vs Tottenham.
Full statement: https://t.co/buvq5mG2q3 pic.twitter.com/a8zjGgcOCO
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 3, 2023
After releasing the audio on Tuesday evening, the PGMOL admitted to a clear and obvious error that was a result of a “lapse of concentration and loss of focus” from Darren England.
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What PGMOL Had To Say
“In a lapse of concentration and loss of focus in that moment, the VAR lost sight of the on field decision and he incorrectly communicated “check complete”, therefore inadvertently confirming the on-field decision,” added PGMOL in a statement accompanying the release of the audio on Tuesday.
“He did this without any dialogue with the Assistant VAR (AVAR). The match then restarted immediately.
“After a few seconds, the Replay Operator and then the AVAR queried the check-complete outcome with the VAR and asked him to review the image that had been created, pointing out that the original on-field decision had been offside, but this was not communicated to the on-field team at any point during the match.
“The VAR team then gave consideration as to whether the game could be stopped at that point.
“However, the VAR and AVAR concluded that the VAR protocol within the Laws of the Game would not permit that to happen, and they decided intervention was not possible as play had restarted.”
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