A late advance goal headed Elfsburg for the win.
Then the fourth referee canceled the goal.
– Anders Anderson says on the Discovery broadcast that there is some sense of VAR about this.
The eventful meeting between Norrköping and Elfsburg seemed to be on its way to a tie. Then substitute Alexander Bernhardsson took a late lead – but the goal was somewhat unexpected.
– Anders Anderson says on the Discovery broadcast there is some sense of VAR being a bit of a feel.
It was the home team that took the lead after just over half an hour. Michael Baidu ran deep and made no mistakes when he faced Oscar Jansson in the goal.
In addition to the disadvantages, the statistics spoke against Norrköping. In fact, nine of the last ten coaches to take charge during the season have lost on their debut.
The fourth referee canceled the main goal
After Arnor Sigurdsson equalized a little over an hour later, Elfsborg appeared to have sealed the match. In the last minutes, Alexander Bernhardsson scored the lead goal. The hosts celebrated – but fourth official Oscar Johnson stepped in and ruled out the goal by hand early on.
The judiciary in Sweden has received many criticisms, but here it deserves to be commended. We don’t have VAR technology in Sweden, but that might be as close as we’ve come. As the fourth judge, Emily Olander says on the Discovery website, he’s referring to the matter and it has clearly been judged correctly.
The text has been updated.
