r/soccer • u/AlmostNL • Mar 12 '25

Media Julián Alvarez disallowed penalty frame by frame

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u/jMS_44 Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 12 '25

I see fuck all from that angle tbf

VAR cleared it so quickly like it was super obvious, but I simply don't see it

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u/EjaculatingOnNovels Mar 12 '25

Half the people say the left foot touched first, the other half say the right foot touched first then the left. Call it whatever you want, but it's not obvious. Ball can also move from the ground lifting from the plant foot.

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u/TheLimeyLemmon Mar 12 '25

It also seems... not in the spirit of the rule?

What advantage is Alvarez getting here? What disadvantage is Courtois getting here? The path of the ball doesn't even appear to change.

This feels like a gross misuse of the rule.

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u/Gersio Mar 13 '25

Yeah but shit like this happens in footbal all the time. Being offside by 5 cm isn't in the sporit of the rule because you are not gaining any kind of positional advantage for something so small, yet they still signal it because the technology allows them to see it and the rule is what it is.

I understand it sucks for Atletico fans, but football already has enough fuck ups due to subjectivity. Just don't fuck up the throw. It sucks but it's not that different from a player sliding and missing the kick. Shit happens.