VAR made right call over disallowing Salah’s goal

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Had Roberto Firmino unintentionally dealt with the ball within the build-up, Mohamed Salah’s aim would have stood. 

However what VAR Jonathan Moss advised to referee Martin Atkinson was that the handball was deliberate.

He sees how Firmino strikes his arm in the direction of the ball whereas he’s wrestling with Eric Dier and it retains it below management, earlier than Liverpool go on to attain.

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VAR made the proper name in ruling out Mo Salah’s aim after Roberto Firmino’s (left) handball

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Salah thought he had scored for Liverpool with this strike however Firmino dealt with within the build-up

Atkinson checks his pitch-side monitor and concurs, chalking it off. It comes after a change from IFAB {that a} handball within the instant build-up to a aim, unintentional or not, can be disallowed. 

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Nevertheless, a handball within the build-up to a aim wouldn’t be reviewed except it was deliberate. This fell into the class of deliberate. 

Total VAR was used properly on this recreation, from Son Heung-min’s ruled-out opener to this disallowed aim for Firmino’s handball. 

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VAR made the proper name too in disallowing Son Heung-min’s Spurs opener as he was offside

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Son thought he had given Tottenham an early lead however VAR Jonathan Moss disallowed it


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