Why Julian Alvarez’s penalty kick did not count as Atletico Madrid lose to Real Madrid in penalty shootout

Real Madrid’s Triumph About Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday Was full of turns, but perhaps nobody was as dramatic as the invalid penalty kick of Julian Alvarez. Alvarez came in second in the Atletico procession when the game continued to the penalties, with the aggregated score 2-2 after 120 minutes in the Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday. His strike went into the back of the net and brought the penalty kick score to 2-2, while Federico Valverde prepared to take the next place of Real Madrid. Before he took it, the referee indicated that Alvarez’s penalty was assessed, but the shootout did not pause, so Valverde took his penalty and scored. After his strike was added, the referee crew confirmed that Alvarez’s stairs were invalid and so the score 3-1 was in favor of Real Madrid.

Although it was a mistake that was difficult to catch in the beginning, the referee crew ruled that Alvarez got two details on the ball before converting his spot kick, which made the effort completely invalid. All penalties are assessed by VAR, but CBS Sports Rules analyst Christina Unkel outlined the process and the resources that references are opposite their disposal nowadays as the UEFA Champions League rated the call today.

“The VAR also has the semi-automated offside technology where they can see at that kick point and have that extra technology to say when there is a touch of that ball,” Unkel said. “Every time we have a strike, we have that power for that. There is no chip in the ball, what we saw on the World Cup, but that extra low technology gives that extra sequencing from a VAR perspective, they not only watch the video, but also the contact point. [offside] Has about 26 different cameras looking at limb-tracking technology, as well as the camera that is on the ball in itself, which gives that VAR the ability to be concise and directly and to know when that ball was touched outside the naked eye. “

What is the rule?

Law 14.1 of the International Football Association BoardThe penalty, states that “the ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves.” It also states that the kicker is not allowed to play the ball again until he has touched another player.

If this happens in the regulations, the team that defends the penalty will receive a free kick for the double touch.

But if Rule 10.3S: “If the kicker is punished for an attack committed after the referee has indicated that the kick is being taken, that kick will be recorded as missed and the kicker is warned.”

Did it work as planned?

Although the referee crew was not exactly clear when communicating the assessment process with the public in the stadium and looking at a distance, it was clear that the officials were in contact with each other.

“Var will then enter the referee,” said Unkel. “The referee always listens to the VAR and wait for VAR to say: ‘Check complete’, before they continue with the next kick as natural as they say: ‘We check, we check,’ the referee holds out, so at this point not only looks at the video, but also wants to see that sequencing to give that confirmation with the semi-automated. ”

It is unclear whether UEFA will share additional information, given the controversial nature of the game, although Unkel thought that there was nothing incorrect about the decision of the referring team.

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