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World Cup enthusiasts are furious about some other questionable decision through Qatari officials. Ecuador were denied a draw against the Netherlands in their Group A match on Friday night under questionable circumstances. in the net, only for the offside flag to be raised in front of the Brighton full-back, and the resolution on the pitch not to be overturned after a VAR check.
Ecuador was raising the tension after falling on an early goal by Cody Gakpo for Holland and, when the corner was delivered, it went out for Estupinan, who waited in the front of the area.
The Brighton boy shot with a speculative low effort through a crowd of players, hoping for a lucky deflection or seeing him curled up in the back corner. Pandemonium.
However, their celebrations were cut short when the assistant referee raised the offside flag in front of Jackson Porozo, who was in an offside position when Estupinán hit the ball.
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VAR officials verified the incident and the resolution on the pitch through the middle Mustapha Ghorbal came when Ecuador was desperate.
And enthusiasts took to social media to record their bewilderment with the resolution that was made against Ecuador, given that Porozo did not touch the ball or allegedly interfere in the game.
Twitter user @kilrwat said: “Ecuador has been VOLLEY!The offside rule wants to be revised. “
@jballew_horns26 agreed and said, “I think Ecuador received water with this decision. I got the interference rule in an offside position, but he didn’t do anything that influenced what the goalkeeper can or can’t do. “
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@cabezadepescado wrote: “It’s a scandal what happened with the cancellation of Ecuador’s goal. There is no obstruction and less offside. “
However, not everyone agreed that Ecuador had been mistreated, and some enthusiasts explained that officials had made the right decision by complying with the existing offside rule, which states that if a player interacts with the goalkeeper’s line of sight, offside will have to be awarded.
@AadityaN_28 said: “The Ecuadorian player literally stood right in front of the goalkeeper and moved away from the trajectory of the ball = interfering with the game. Very, very smart offside. “
A hurt @deezyisback agreed, writing, “As much as I mean Ecuador played, it was offside. “
Later, Ecuador would feel some joy, and rightly so, after Enner Valencia stabbed close to bring the score to 1-1, leaving Group A wide open with a match to play.