Jorge Coroado: Sporting v Famalicão goal should not have stood | OneFootball

In the match between Sporting and Famalicão (1-0), one of the most controversial moments occurred at 8 minutes, when the team from Minho scored a goal that was eventually disallowed by VAR. The decision ended up being consensual for Jorge Coroado, José Leirós and Fortunado Azevedo.

"The play started with Sorriso in an unflagged offside position, continued, Ba and Van de Looi, the first with his left foot, the second pushing, knocked down Maxi Araújo, preventing him from contesting the ball. The goal could not be validated", as reported in the newspaper 'O Jogo'.

José Leirós also argued that the decision was correct: "The referee's error on the field was a "double foul". Even with a clear field of vision, he is a bit far. Ba, to recover the ball from Maxi Araújo, charged him illegally. Then, Pedro Santos got involved and knocked down the opponent. Right not to validate the goal after seeing it on VAR".

For Fortunato Azevedo, the first foul was clear: "Pedro Santos, from behind, with the knee, hits Maxi Araújo's thigh. Simultaneously, Bondo, with his arm, with intensity, diverts the Sporting player. The first foul is clear, goal well disallowed, after VAR intervention".

The green and white team will return to the field next Saturday, February 21, against Moreirense. The match, part of the 23rd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Vasco Botelho da Costa, will be played at 18:00, at the Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.

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