‘Edge cases’ blamed for long VAR delay before City’s disallowed Semenyo goal
14 janvier 2026 à 11:58
Semi-automated offside technology was not available
High number of bodies in the box prevented its use
The delay in ruling out a Manchester City goal for offside in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win at Newcastle was extended because semi-automated offside technology could not be used in the incident.
It took more than five minutes for a check to determine that Erling Haaland was offside and had interfered with play by holding the defender Malick Thiaw, with the referee Chris Kavanagh disallowing what would have been a second goal of the night for City’s new signing Antoine Semenyo.
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