Thorgan Hazard made the difference from a free kick for Anderlecht in Kortrijk. But his goal should not have been validated, we explain why.
Yves Vanderhaeghe was furious over the refereeing after his team’s defeat against Anderlecht. The Kortrijk coach first regretted the exclusion of his captain Joao Silva for a foot raised very high, a few minutes having already conceded the free kick transformed by Thorgan Hazard.
“I am not convinced that there should be a red card in this phase. The match was ruined by this decision. I can accept the first yellow card. But this second one? The referee is not feeling the match in this phase Yes, in theory, it’s yellow, but was it necessary to put it on?” Vanderhaeghe asked.
“If we apply the rules to the letter, then Anderlecht’s goal should have been canceled. Because according to the rules, no one can stand one meter from the wall. And some players were almost in our wall” he he continued.
-The regulation was not applied
And it is clear that the Kerels coach is right. In the laws of the game applied this season by the Pro League, here is what we can read in the article relating to free kicks: “If the defending team forms a wall of three or more players, the players of the The attacking team must stay at least one meter away from this wall until the ball is in play.
The images are clear: not only are three Anderlecht players less than a meter from the wall, but they are also deliberately obstructing the Courtraisians by placing themselves at the height of the KVK ‘bricks’. Should the Kerels have protested for the regulation to be applied? Still, Thorgan Hazard’s goal should have been canceled.
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