"With a level of fury that only VAR can provoke, many fans have expressed outrage at the decision to rule out Antoine Semenyo's second goal in Manchester City's 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup semifinals on Tuesday. It had all the hallmarks of a VAR nightmare: Arguments over whether it was "clear and obvious," a five-minute delay, and a goal ruled out at the end."
"What happened: The score was 1-0 to City when Tijjani Reijnders delivered a corner into the box. Semenyo, who had already scored the game's opener, nodded in what would been his third goal since joining City in January, but VAR ruled it out for a very tight offside on Erling Haaland. VAR decision/review: VAR took five minutes to reach a decision after the semi-automated offside technology (SOAT) failed."
Manchester City led 1-0 when Tijjani Reijnders' corner found Antoine Semenyo, who headed home what would have been another goal. VAR intervened and ruled the goal out for a very tight offside on Erling Haaland. Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) failed, forcing VAR officials to draw offside lines manually. The VAR review took around five minutes before confirming Haaland was offside by the slightest margin. The intervention provoked significant fan outrage and exemplified a difficult VAR scenario involving marginal measurements and reliance on manual protocols when automated systems are unavailable.
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