A Belgian Professional League match between Anderlecht and Genk shall be replayed in full due to an error made by the video assistant referee.
The incident occurred in Genk’s 2-1 defeat by Anderlecht at Lotto Park on 22 December when Yira Sor scored a rebound from a missed penalty.
VAR disallowed the objective as a result of Genk’s Sor encroached within the space however ignored encroachment by two Anderlecht gamers.
A Genk attraction based mostly on the principles being “misapplied” by VAR was upheld.
Legislation 14.3 of the Worldwide Soccer Affiliation Board states that if there’s encroachment by each a defending and attacking participant, the penalty kick must be retaken no matter whether or not the kick is scored or not.
Genk stated in an announcement that the Disciplinary Council for Skilled Soccer declared itself “competent to rule on the matter” which “overturned the sooner choice of the Skilled Referee Division to not replay the match”.
The assertion added that the “council then adopted Genk’s argument that the match officers misapplied the principles on the penalty section in query”.
A date for the match to be replayed has not but been agreed. Genk are fifth in Belgium’s high flight, whereas file 34-times champions Anderlecht sit second.
In October, the Premier League refused to contemplate a replay after Liverpool’s controversial defeat by Tottenham.
On that event VAR wrongly did not overturn an on-field choice to rule out a Luis Diaz objective for offside due to “vital human error”.
