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The Football Association’s Disciplinary Board had a busy day. Finally, several urgent matters were discussed on Tuesday. Also the much discussed penalty affair in the game between RSC Anderlecht and KRC Genk (2:1).
Rewind to the day before the Christmas festivities. Genk played a strong game on the Anderlecht pitch, but ultimately lost 2-1. This purple and white victory definitely smells good. Racing appeared to take the lead in the first half after Yira Sor converted a missed penalty on the rebound. However, the goal is disallowed because the attacker is too quick in the penalty area.
But the replay clearly shows that the Anderlecht players are already in the main formation at this point. In this case the penalty must be retaken. The Professional Refereeing Department (PRD) also pointed this out shortly after the game. However, referee Nathan Verboomen gives Anderlecht a free kick, although VAR Jan Boterberg watched the images for minutes.
Boterberg is completely covered in fog
Genk therefore decides to take further steps and demands the game be replayed due to an error against the official regulations. However, after an initial hearing, the PRD ruled that it was a human error. However, the people of Limburg do not accept this and are taking the case to the disciplinary board. The file was discussed in detail there on Tuesday.
And this meeting produced remarkable elements. Accordingly The latest news Among other things, the images from the VAR studio were seen. It shows how Boterberg viewed the situation at hand for several minutes. Strangely, he doesn’t notice the Anderlecht players, even though the replays are clear. Consequently, he does not inform Verboomen about this. “Would I have made a different decision if Boterberg had said that the Anderlecht players had also arrived too early? “Certainly,” replied the latter.
RSCA lawyer defends himself
So it definitely looks like a “human error,” albeit an incomprehensible one, on Boterberg’s part. However, Genk continues to insist on “incorrect application of the rules”. But the people in the Anderlecht camp are not happy about it. “I ask Racing Genk to show me the association article which states that ‘forgetting to look’ is a misapplication of the regulations. “You simply made a serious mistake,” says lawyer Walter Damen. So let’s wait and see what the disciplinary board decides.
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