Indonesia missed out on the Olympics
In yesterday's Olympic intercontinental play-offs, since Indonesia won the fourth place in the U23 Asian Cup, Guinea, representing Asia and Africa, competed for 0.5 places in the intercontinental play-offs, and finally lost 0:1 and missed the Olympics!
After the game, many Indonesian media expressed their dissatisfaction, because in the previous U23 Asian Cup, all used VAR technology, but in yesterday's intercontinental play-offs, due to venue reasons, VAR technology was not used in the end, and the Indonesian media believed that the reason why they lost was because the referee gave Guinea a very controversial penalty, and Guinea also defeated Indonesia 1:0 with this penalty and successfully won the Olympic Games!
Detik, a well-known online news platform in Indonesia, used the headline in its report: "Indonesia's dream shattered at the 2024 Olympics: VAR absence is regrettable". The article points out: Through the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that the contact between Indonesian defender Vitan Sulaman and Guinean player Algassim Ba was on the edge of the penalty area rather than in the box, but due to the lack of VAR technology, the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and then the Guinean team's Iraqis Moriba hit the penalty, and this penalty was also the only goal of the game! In the end, Guinea eliminated the Indonesian team with this penalty kick and won the Olympic ticket!
Infantino watching the game
The match was played at the Clerfontaine National Football Centre in France, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also present, but due to the venue, no VAR technology was used, and Infantino witnessed it firsthand! Due to the lack of VAR technology, the referee incorrectly awarded a penalty to the Guinean team, if there is VAR technology, the video referee will review the penalty, I believe that after the review of the video referee, the Guinean team will be awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area instead of a penalty, and the Indonesian team will not concede the goal so early, and it is likely that the Indonesian team will finally enter the Olympic Games!
Another major Indonesian media "Kompas" said that the lack of hardware facilities in Clairefontaine was the main reason for the failure to use Var, to which former Indonesian FIFA referee Hitaba bluntly said: "The lack of Var is an insult to the fairness of the game, and the Indonesian team is the most direct victim!" ”
Lightschel
For the referee of this game, Lightschel, the Indonesian media was relatively mild, and did not blame the international referee too much, they believe that because there is no VAR technology, for the referee, the game process is light, and it is difficult for the referee to see whether the foul occurred outside the penalty area or in the penalty area, he can only rely on intuition to make a decision, he awarded the Guinean team a penalty I believe he did not mean it, because the Indonesian team did foul, but because he did not see the place of the foul and made a wrong decision, if there is If the VAR technique exists, he can correct his mistakes, and the Guinean penalty will no longer exist! The Indonesian team will also have a chance to win the competition and thus get a ticket to the Olympic Games! It can only be said that the choice of venue for this game is that FIFA did not do a good job in advance, if they inspected in advance and knew that VAR technology could not be used here, then the fairness of the game would be greatly improved! All in all, the Indonesian team failed because it did not use VAR technology, not that the Indonesian team was inferior to others, if it was fought again on a different venue, I believe that the Indonesian team could enter the Olympic Games!
In this regard, do you think the referee's penalty was correct? If there is no penalty awarded, can Indonesia make it to the Olympics? Welcome to discuss in the comment area!
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