{"id":31210,"date":"2014-07-11T16:04:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T16:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=31210"},"modified":"2014-07-11T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T17:35:51","slug":"did-ron-vlaars-penalty-in-world-cup-semi-final-cross-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/did-ron-vlaars-penalty-in-world-cup-semi-final-cross-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Ron Vlaar\u2019s penalty in World Cup semi-final cross the line?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-article-info\">\n<p>The Holland defender\u2019s penalty was initially saved by Argentina\u2019s Sergio Romero \u2013 but did it cross the line after bouncing?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-display-hint=\"\">\n<p>When Sergio Romero wheeled away in celebration and the realisation hit Ron Vlaar that his failure to convert Holland\u2019s first penalty had given Argentina an immediate advantage in Thursday night\u2019s penalty shootout, the main broadcast feed cut to scenes of Dutch despair.<\/p>\n<p>But alternative footage has appeared online which shows the ball rolling towards goal \u2013 spawning questions over whether his effort crossed the line or stopped millimetres short.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2R1AyIV-tQM?feature=player_embedded\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe ball can be seen rolling back towards the goal after it had originally been saved<\/p>\n<p>The Aston Villa defender can be seen gesturing to the referee, Cuneyt Cakir, who refuses to entertain his plea.<\/p>\n<figure data-canonical-url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2R1AyIV-tQM\"><\/figure>\n<figure data-canonical-url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2R1AyIV-tQM\"><\/figure>\n<p>Vlaar, who performed brilliantly to keep Gonzalo Higua\u00edn quiet through 120 minutes, was a surprise choice to take Holland\u2019s first kick and struck his penalty straight down the middle, allowing the Argentina keeper to save.<\/p>\n<p>Yet there is also a question over whether the ball touched Vlaar\u2019s shoulder after bouncing.<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to be certain but this clip from a reverse angle suggests Vlaar dipped his shoulder just in time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DpqM3-qCOX0?feature=player_embedded\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nVlaar dips his shoulder just in time to miss the ball<\/p>\n<figure data-canonical-url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpqM3-qCOX0\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rules state that the referee must wait for the ball to complete its path but Cakir did not make any attempt to check whether it had indeed crossed the line, presumably because his GoalControl technology would have detected the ball crossing the line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holland defender\u2019s penalty was initially saved by Argentina\u2019s Sergio Romero \u2013 but did it cross the line after bouncing? 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