NEWCASTLE, Australia — A technical malfunction with the video review system was blamed Sunday on the incorrect awarding of a goal that decided Australia’s soccer title, throwing fresh doubts on the technology ahead of its World Cup debut. In review following Saturday’s A-League grand final, Football Federation Australia said the video assistant referee (VAR) did not have access to the same footage as television viewers showing the offside. “We are extremely disappointed at this failure of the VAR technology,” said Greg O’Rourke, the head of the A-League. “All parties desire the technology to be failure proof and that is what we will be striving for. The failure of VAR in Australia denied Newcastle a chance to go from last place in the 2016-17 season to champions in its first A-League grand final in a decade.

Source: National Post May 06, 2018 03:50 UTC