The match will be replayed for the first time due to a VAR error | Relief

What happened in the Belgian championship may set a difficult precedent.. The Disciplinary Council of Professional Football in Belgium made this decision. The Anderlecht-Genk match at the end of last year had to be replayed due to a VAR error.

The decision came after the Department of Professional Arbitration rejected an appeal by Genk, who was disappointed by the decision. Upon filing the appeal, the Disciplinary Council arrived and was finally able to make a decision and withdrew the situation.

What else did Genk’s statement say? “The council then followed KRC Genk’s argument that the party leadership had incorrectly applied the rules at the penalty stage in question. KRC Genk hopes that a date will be found soon to re-host the match“.

What happened in the meeting to reach this situation? A penalty to Genk, missed by Brian Heinen, resulted in an indirect foul to Anderlecht due to encroachment. But in the same game, several local club players also invaded the penalty area, so the penalty had to be retaken, which did not happen.

Genk then stated the following: “We cannot agree that the rules of the game are not known and are not applied.

Given the famous image in the attached file, the claim that the Anderlecht players were not looked at during the penalty kick defies all imagination. However, judging by the images, we do not doubt the statements of the competent arbitrators.“.

Anderlecht’s response

The local club also said: “We are dismayed by this decision and will submit all possible forms of appeal. Not only in the interests of Anderlecht, but also in the interests of Belgian football. What the Disciplinary Council is actually saying here is that from now on, every mistake by the referee can in any case be punished by an error that is contrary to the rules of the game,” concluded the club’s lawyer.