V A R Versus Goal Line Technology

[Ken4155]

Ridiculously, it now transpires than even goal-line technology is capable of a 'clear and obvious error'.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/fiorentina-denied-equaliser-as-var-overrules-goal-line-technology/ar-AA17RQZZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=75c3d1364bab49fb8d95731ec1018c27&ei=29

[Ellipsis]

> A referee's watch buzzing to indicate a shot has crossed the line is usually enough to confirm a goal, yet in this case a lengthy VAR check followed the technology's ruling.
> And to the bewilderment of everyone inside Stadio Artemio Franchi, Cabral's equaliser was then ruled out following an on-field VAR review.
> The video assistant chose to overruled goal-line technology as their cameras could not confirm that the ball definitely crossed the line, though television coverage showed a computer-generated image whereby it appeared to do exactly that.

Nuts. The whole point of goal-line technology is that it can spot a goal that humans can't. Humans have errors, technology has errors - in this case, the technology didn't and the human did. Surely the human should only even be allowed to over-ride the technology if the technology was obviously wrong, i.e. the ball definitely did not cross the line.

[Ken4155]

It really is a nonsense, Ellipsis. Picture 2 clearly shows the whole of the ball has crossed the line so there was no need whatsoever for VAR to have a look. The fact that they couldn't get a decent enough camera view to determine whether or not it is over the line is, surely, immaterial.
It's a good job this match wasn't a relegation six-pointer and that the side sinned against were well ahead on aggregate.

[Old_Geezer]

A computer generated image ? So not a real photograph then ?