Two officials behind 'worst VAR decision ever' suspended indefinitely

Alexander Isak saw his extremity for Sweden against Azerbaijan inexplicably ruled retired for offside by VAR aft appearing to manus his federation a 4-0 pb and was near fuming with the incorrect decision

The officials liable for what has been deeemed the 'worst VAR determination ever' person been suspended.

Pawel Malec and Daniel Stefanski person been stripped of their responsibilities and banned from moving successful matches organised by the Polish Football Association indefinitely. The brace were successful spot arsenic Video Assistant Referee and Assistant Video Referee and chose to regularisation an Alexander Isak extremity retired for offside erstwhile Sweden faced Azerbaijan successful the Nations League.

The decision-making process saw the extremity awarded earlier Malec reviewed the effort. The authoritative drew lines crossed the transportation that showed Isak to beryllium marginally offside erstwhile Viktor Gyokeres, who was onside, received a walk successful the build-up to the strike.

Isak however, was past intelligibly onside erstwhile played the shot by Gyokeres connected the near wing, earlier appearing to marque the people 4-0. Referee Paweł Raczkowski, springiness nary crushed to mistrust VAR's decision, ruled the extremity out.

Malec and Stefanski person seen the PZPN Referees' Board take to contradict them the quality to instrumentality complaint of cardinal level matches successful Poland successful the capableness of referee oregon video referee. The committee besides decided that transferring the referees to the archetypal league would beryllium disproportionate but the PZPN did not denote the magnitude of the referees' sanction.

The duo could besides inactive spot a punishment from UEFA, aft the European assemblage declared: "The offside determination was a mistake by the VAR referee".

Despite Sweden inactive coming distant with a 6-0 win, Isak was near aghast with the decision. The Newcastle United guardant was fuming erstwhile helium identified the extremity being ruled retired arsenic VAR's worst determination yet.

"How is that possible?," said Iask pursuing the game. "Seriously. It's astir the worst I've seen. I'm happy, of course, that we win, but erstwhile I people a extremity that should beryllium allowed, past it's wide that you get annoyed.

"I don't deliberation I've ever experienced thing similar this astatine this level erstwhile I've been involved. You've seen a batch of mistakes, but this 1 was beauteous rough. The VAR referees stood successful the subordinate passageway astatine halftime. We argued with them, but they stuck to their determination that they had made the close call."

Head manager Jon Dahl Tomasson added: "I was furious, the full squad was furious. I don't recognize it. For me, it was a goal, but we can't alteration it."

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