In the dying moments of last night’s game, AC Milan thought they had conceded an equaliser as Udinese managed to find the back of the net. However, the goal was disallowed for an offside which some had trouble understanding at first.
Indeed, it was a dramatic ending to the game and Milan were rescued by the semi-automated offside, truth be told. However, the decision required an on-field VAR review by the referee Daniele Chiffi to determine whether Jurgen Ekkelenkamp – the player in the offside position – actually interfered with the play.
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As the replays were shown on TV, many – us included – struggled to understand what VAR had picked up at first. The right decision was made in the end, though, and Errori Arbitrali explained it well on X after the game.
#MilanUdinese | tantissimi episodi oggi a San Siro.
Partiamo dalla fine: perché l’arbitro viene richiamato a On Field Review anche se c’è una posizione oggettiva di fuorigioco?
Perché prima che #Ekkelenkamp colpisca il pallone (3), c’è un colpo di testa di #Pavlović (2) che… pic.twitter.com/cmQDsl6K7S— Denis Errori Arbitrali (@erroriarbitrali) October 19, 2024
Before the pass reached Ekkelenkamp, the ball came off Strahinja Pavlovic and this could have put the Udinese man back in play, thus preventing an offside call from being made. However, as seen in image 1 above, Ekkelenkamp actively took part in play (interfering with Thiaw) before the ball deflected off of Pavlovic.
Given that the offside was so narrow, it’s understandable why so many viewers were confused when they first saw the replays. It didn’t make things easier that Chiffi had to make an on-field review to determine whether Ekkelenkamp took part in play (rather than it being a black-and-white offside).
Solo per info, questa l’immagine della Sala VAR mostrata al fischio finale (📸 DAZN). Quindi posizione “geografica” di fuorigioco oggettiva, impatto che deve essere valutato da Chiffi per i motivi di cui sopra.#MilanUdinese pic.twitter.com/gCrcRVSqkv
— Denis Errori Arbitrali (@erroriarbitrali) October 19, 2024
I made an upscaled 4K 120fps video of the segment where Lovric fell down in front of Reijnders and uploaded it to youtube. You can find the video by searching for the title:
“Lovric trips himself to get Reijnders red carded”.
Nice. He hits ‘ders knee and falls.
BS like this is enough to recall the red imao.
Will they? Nope
On your video it looks like Reijnders touches Lovric’s trailing leg…
More like Lovric hits Reijnders.
He hit Reijnders leg and dive.
Thanks, reaffirms my initial thought, simply no penalty.
I went back to my PVR and checked the incident. Reijnders clipped the heel of the player around 30:20 and 30:25 on the game clock. If you have the game recorded you can go back and look for yourself.
Your video showed the view from the front. The VAR clip showed it from behind and there’s clear contact.
Last man and that’s a red. It’s naive from Deers