Guglielmo Vicario, the custodian, was not penalised for a clear handball in Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League match against Brentford. The reason why VAR stayed out of it has recently been revealed.
Spurs were ahead 2-1 at the moment, and the game was evenly balanced. Bryan Mbeumo's amazing finish, which came after just 22 seconds, gave the away team the lead. But Tottenham Hotspur equalised quickly after, as Dominic Solanke scored his maiden goal for the new team during the eighth minute. Brennan Johnson then gave Spurs the lead before halftime.
Vicario dashed out of the goal to grab the ball in the second half. But the Italian's momentum pulled him out of the box, and the custodian was unwilling to back out of the challenge because Mikkel Damsgaard was there. That's why he proceeded to pat the ball using his hands three times instead of just one. Without a doubt, the final touch occurred outside the box, yet there was no foul signal.
Vicario, who drew criticism for his performance against Arsenal last Saturday, ultimately got off with his clear-cut handball. In the excitement of the moment, not just did the officials miss the foul, but VAR also failed to step in.
Why did VAR not get involved in the Vicario handball matter?
Fans may anticipate that VAR will penalise a custodian with a red card when they make such an obvious error as to purposefully handle the ball beyond the box. But apparently, the officials didn't think his error was serious enough to receive a terrible error.
Not even a free kick was awarded as there was no punishment because VAR was unable to intervene and issue yellow cards. If the referee had seen Vicario's foul in real time, it theoretically should have been called for a free kick plus a yellow card. VAR was unable to overturn the on-field decision since it did not satisfy any of the aforementioned requirements.
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