Sint-Truiden has it bad. The Trudonnaires had equalized at the end of the match, following a huge error by Matthieu Epolo, but Adriano Bertaccini’s goal was canceled by the VAR for an offside position, while the error of the Standard goalkeeper marked the start of a new action.
Sint-Truiden has the feeling of having been robbed of a point on the Standard pitch this Saturday. A huge error from Matthieu Epolo allowed Adriano Bertaccini to restore equality, but the Trudonnaire striker was flagged in an offside position while the Rouches goalkeeper had time to control the ball, signifying the start of a new action and therefore the cancellation of the offside position. The scorer therefore stuck at eight goals in the league did not understand the VAR decision, at our microphone.
It makes you wonder about arbitration in Belgium.”
“We would have deserved a point, especially with the last goal. Basically, I’m offside, but when you see the goalkeeper taking all his time and turning around, I don’t understand how he can be whistled. The judge line believes something other than the referee, they do not agree together It makes you wonder about arbitration in Belgium.
“Given the time the goalkeeper takes to replay the ball, I believe, like everyone else, that it’s a second action. The linesman told me that too, that’s why he had validated the goal. It’s football, but it’s a shame to be beaten like that.”
We were clearly robbed of a point.”
Same story with Felice Mazzù, obviously. It was the Saint-Trond coach who used the word “steal” to describe this end of the match. “I think everyone who knows a little bit about football will recognize that we were robbed. By an error in the rules, not by appreciation. The goal we score is a second action, the goalkeeper controls the ball twice.”
He tries to control the first time, he misses but touches the ball lightly, he can still take the ball in his hands and decides to play with his feet, then on the second control, he puts the ball back in play. The referee tells me confirmed that he should have gone to see the VAR, he didn’t go. Today, we were clearly robbed of a point” railed the Trudonnaire T1.
