GLASGW, Scotland (AP) – Celtic manager Brendan Rogers has been left to reject the “baffle” var’s decision to deny his team in the Europa League on Thursday, despite suggesting that the goal was misaligned.
Celtic continued to lose 2-0 at home, but in the 51st minute, Kelechi Iheanacho hit a defensive mistake and it became clear in the goal and slotted a low shot at home, which I thought was 1-1.
German referee Tobias Steele rejected the goals of handball and video assistant Christian Dingert, then reviewed the incident for a few minutes before supporting the initial decision.
“I don’t know why we didn’t get a goal. It’s a real, important point in the game,” Rogers said. “And I’m not explaining why it wasn’t given… Even if you see it once or twice, I’m assuming it’s looking at it more than that.
Despite the very time-consuming VAR review, Stieler was not asked to review incident replays on pitch-side monitors.
“For me, Val corrects the wrong decision, so it was a bit confusing that he wasn’t asked to come and see the screen,” Rogers said.
Ricardo Horta gave Braga the lead when he defeated goalkeeper Casper Schmeuchel and unleashed a long-range drive to take down Gabri Martinez instead, adding the later period.
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