Stena Blackstein disallowed another goal for offside.
Now ex-FIFA referee Jonas Ericsson is wondering how VAR is being used.
– In this case, I think they should get rid of the trap, he says in SVT.
Blågult has conceded several goals for offside in this tournament.
In the group stage match against Switzerland, Rebecca Blomqvist’s 3-1 goal was disallowed for incorrect reasons. Looking back, it turned out that the lines drawn during the VAR review were wrong.
And recently I got against Portugal Stena Blacksteins Two goals not allowed after the VAR review.
In tonight’s quarter-final against Belgium, it’s time again.
Jonas Ericsson is critical
Plastenius ran deep and put the ball into the goal, but according to the VAR report, it was on the wrong side and the goal was disallowed.
Former FIFA referee Jonas Ericsson says he is highly doubtful.
– We are talking about millimeters and then it becomes more difficult to judge them. There is a margin of error here that can be up to 13cm depending on when the image freezes, so Stina might be very good right-handed, says SVT Studio and continues:
– In all other situations, VAR should only intervene if it is clearly true or false, but this does not apply to offside, where VAR decides what “truth” is. Here’s their picture, their “truth”. It’s hard to answer, but acceptance is very difficult.
Half of the cameras
According to Jonas Erickson, there are about half as many cameras available in the women’s tournament than there are in the men’s.
– This means that the basis for the existing decision is substandard. The VAR makes a decision, but does so based on very limited information. I don’t think the VAR should go in and look at such situations. It takes two minutes for them to decide, says Jonas Erickson, and when we can’t even decide from the replay whether or not Stena is on the right side, I think it’s better to free rather than snare.
The match is in progress – watch it here!