Willie Collum highlighted a crucial holding incident during the Scottish League Cup final, emphasizing that while the referee made the correct call for a foul, VAR should have awarded a penalty. He noted, 'There's a holding incident we need to assess here. The holding's the key part of this decision, it's really, really important.' He stressed the significance of the pulling action occurring both outside and on the penalty line and its relevancy to the decision.
Collum further explained, 'The holding begins outside the penalty area and then it continues on the line and even arguably beyond the line and fully into the penalty area. But, regardless, the fact it's on the line, this should be considered as a penalty kick.' He points out that the VAR team failed to recognize this when reviewing the incident.
He stated, 'The referee's awarded the free-kick on field, he sees the pulling, he's correctly judged the incident in terms of the foul play. But then the VAR team need to go into a check and they need to decide whether this incident is inside or outside and ultimately, they failed to come to the correct conclusion, which is this should've been a factual overturn.' This illustrates the need for clear communication and correct interpretations of the rules.
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