"Despite the Argentine's stamp being as clear as day, referee Cesar Soto Grado did not call a foul and allowed play to go on. And, much to everyone's surprise, the VAR also chose not to intervene even after the move had ended up leading to a goal for the hosts."
"According to the intervention criteria applied by the Committee since the start of the season, this is not an action open to interpretation. If the on-field referee does not see it, as occurred in this instance, he must be advised from the VAR room to review it. The incident cannot be classified as a grey or subjective decision, dependent on the referee's judgement on the pitch."
"In this case, David Galvez, the specialist VAR referee appointed for the match, should have alerted the match official to review the action on the monitor, as it was sufficient grounds to disallow Girona's second goal."
Claudio Echeverri stamped Jules Kounde during the build-up to Fran Beltran's goal that secured Girona's 2-1 win at Estadi Montilivi. Referee Cesar Soto Grado did not call a foul and allowed play to continue. The VAR team also refrained from intervening after the sequence led to a goal. The Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) considers the stamp a clear infringement and part of the same attacking phase that produced the goal. The CTA says specialist VAR official David Galvez should have instructed the on-field referee to review the action on the monitor and disallow Girona's second goal under established intervention criteria.
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