He Anderlecht-Genk, which corresponds to matchday 19 of the Belgian league and was played on December 23, will be replayed due to an error made earlier by VAR. This was announced this Friday by Disciplinary Council of Belgian professional football, stating that this decision was made because the rules were “incorrectly applied”.
In particular, a play that leads to a replay is a penalty. 23rd minute of the game Yira Sorfootball player Genkwhich is marked by the pursuit of rejection Kasper Schmeichel cleared a shot from eleven meters made by Brian Heynen. The referee decided to disallow the goal after judging that Sor had entered the area earlier than allowed, but a review of the play revealed that it was Yari Verschhaeren, player of Anderlechtalso went in early, and on that occasion instead of disallowing the goal, the shot should have been retaken.
It should be noted that the match, which at that time was 0-0, ended 2-1, with the victory of Anderlecht. He Genk, who could have been on the scoreboard if the penalty shot had been replayed, felt badly hurt and went to the end asking for an agreed replay of the match. The only thing missing is the date, still to be confirmed.
In qualifying terms, a replay of the duel could be really important. In 21 days played Anderlecht 2nd place with 43 points, which would now be 40 in the absence of a rematch, and the Genk is 5th, with 35. The leader is Union Saint-Gilloisewith 51, benefited from this decision because he saw how his advantage in Anderlecht At the moment it increases by 3 points.
Source: La Verdad
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