The impermissible purpose Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) two minutes into the Champions League match against Real Madrid continues to get people talking. Powerful voices such as the former Spanish referees (Mateu Lahoz) and even the Germans (Thorsten Kinhofer) disagreed with the decision made by Pol van Boekel, who was in charge of the VOR room.
“It is a decision that is at the discretion of the referee, but for me the goal should have counted because the player did not actively intervene. It is also questionable that the referee did not look at it again,” said Kinhöfer. Even Real Madrid player Toni Kroos believes the goal should not have been disallowed. “This is what cannot happen. On the field you can be confused as an athlete, but VAR is for this kind of thing. It’s crazy,” Mateu Lahoz told Movistar.
Even Toni Kross himself scored a goal! “I see it the same way. The goalkeeper never got to the ball, so it was a goal and it should have been awarded,” he said on Prime Video Germany. A former Germany legend, Mathias Summer, exclaimed: “That was a goal for me! We expect the highest level from the players in these matches, but we must also expect the highest level from the referee.”
Source: La Verdad
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