Thailand scored a goal after a ‘strange’ situation
In the first leg of the semi-finals held on December 27, the Thai team unexpectedly lost 1-2 to the Philippines at Rizal Memorial Stadium. In the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2024 on the evening of December 30, the Golden Temple team, despite having the advantage of playing at home in Rajamangala, still faced many difficulties against the Philippines.
The Thai team pushed their team to attack from the beginning, but it was not until the 37th minute that they scored the opening goal. Receiving a pass from his teammate, Ratree accelerated to the bottom of the line and opened up the opportunity for captain Peeradon to score.
Looking at this image, no one says the ball has not left the goal line
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The “war elephant’s” goal that broke the deadlock caused intense controversy. According to the slow-motion image, it felt like the ball had completely gone out. This topic quickly caused a fever on social networks, when many fanpages shared it loudly and received interaction from a large number of Vietnamese fans. On FPT Play’s YouTube channel broadcasting the match live, tens of thousands of viewers also left comments saying that the ball went out of the field.
Notably, in this situation, the referee only listened to advice from the VAR room and quickly recognized the goal for the Thai team. Many comments from fans also criticized the decision of the referee team on duty in this match, and asked: “Where is VAR in this situation?”.
Not only Vietnamese fans, but also many Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino fans… also expressed surprise at the Thai team’s goal. On the Southeast Asian football forum – ASEAN Football, many foreign viewers did not understand why the “war elephant’s” goal was recognized, nor did VAR work in this phase.
However, the diagonal angle does not guarantee whether the ball has completely gone out or not. Only when there is a vertical, perpendicular rotation from top to bottom can it be determined. Or if the match has “goal line” technology, the referee will make a completely accurate decision.
