{"id":402627,"date":"2018-02-19T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=402627"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:39:38","slug":"fa-cup-hawk-eye-apologises-wrong-var-image-mata-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/fa-cup-hawk-eye-apologises-wrong-var-image-mata-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup: Hawk-Eye apologises over wrong VAR image for Mata \u2018goal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">The \u2018squiggly line\u2019 image shown by broadcasters was not used to disallow Juan Mata\u2019s goal in Manchester United\u2019s\u00a0FA Cup\u00a0fifth-round win at Huddersfield, says the provider of VAR pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Hawk-Eye says a \u201ctechnical error led to an incorrect graphic being provided\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mata said \u201cthe decision was not very clear\u201d, while United boss Jose Mourinho called for the video assistant referee (VAR) system\u00a0to be made \u201cperfect\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The system is being trialled in the\u00a0FA Cup\u00a0and Carabao Cup this season.<\/p>\n<p>It was praised after\u00a0correctly overturning\u00a0a decision to rule out Kelechi Iheanacho\u2019s strike for Leicester\u00a0in their 2-0 FA Cup third-round replay win\u00a0over Fleetwood in January.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u00a0was also described as a \u201cshambles\u201d\u00a0by former England captain Alan Shearer after the system\u2019s use failed to result in a penalty for Chelsea during their\u00a0FA Cup\u00a0replay with Norwich.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Mata appeared to have put Manchester United 2-0 up just before the break when he ran on to Ashley Young\u2019s neat pass \u2013 but while the visiting team was celebrating, referee Kevin Friend listened to his earpiece for the VAR input.<\/p>\n<p>After a wait of around a minute, the goal was ruled out for offside, with viewers watching the match live on BT Sport then presented with the faulty graphic.<\/p>\n<p>Hawk-Eye\u2019s statement read: \u201cA technical error led to an incorrect graphic being provided by Hawkeye to BT Sport on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo confirm, the VAR saw the correct image with the correct lines to make the decision. This was a case of the wrong image being provided to the broadcaster and we apologise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scored in each half for United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018squiggly line\u2019 image shown by broadcasters was not used to disallow Juan Mata\u2019s goal in Manchester United\u2019s\u00a0FA Cup\u00a0fifth-round win at Huddersfield, says the provider of VAR pictures. Hawk-Eye says a \u201ctechnical error led to an incorrect graphic being provided\u201d. Mata said \u201cthe decision was not very clear\u201d, while United boss Jose Mourinho called for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":402628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1789,17200,16048],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FA Cup: Hawk-Eye apologises over wrong VAR image for Mata \u2018goal\u2019 - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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