By Jorge Hernandez
Aug 22, 2024, 4:53 PM EDT
Venezuelan football became news this Thursday, after The final part of the game between Caracas and Táchira went viral and the video dand the penalty shootout went around the world through social networks.
The match between both teams, which is also the Venezuelan National Classicwas found tied 1-1 in the final minutes of the match. This result did not suit Caracas, the home team, as they needed the victory to move up in the general table, since it placed them in 9th position, while Táchira was pleased with the draw, since they were playing away and the point kept them in first place in the tournament.
The controversial part arrived in the compensation timewhen the CAracas shook the nets of Táchira with a goal from Panamanian Everardo Rose, which would have meant the practically final 2-1; howeverthe referee decided to disallow the goal due to an alleged offside after resorting to the VAR, but In the shot that was presented in the broadcast, there are many doubts about the offside position.
🤪HUGE VAR mistake?
➡️The good Táchira Caracas classic ends 1-1 surrounded by controversy due to the disallowance of the winning goal in the last minute.
🧐Badly drawn lines, poorly placed vertical reference and pixelated image
🗣️It’s enabled for me, and for you? pic.twitter.com/3PXdj5teuF
— Armando Naranjo 🍊 Naranjazos (@Naranjazos10) August 22, 2024
This, Added to this was a penalty that was not awarded in their favour in the first half, unleashed the fury of the “Red Demons”, who after much discussion with the referee waited for the final whistle, which came shortly after andThey expressed their disagreement from the eleven steps.
Unexpectedly, the players and goalkeeper of Caracas They handed over the penalty seriesin the first three payments. The goalkeeper did not move enough to stop his rivals’ shots and The penalty takers deliberately kicked the ball far from the goal.
One of the strangest penalty shootouts I’ve ever seen.
Caracas FC, in protest mode for a goal disallowed in the last minutes against Deportivo Táchira, decides to kick out and not let its goalkeeper move in the penalty shootout of the Copa Rey de Marcas at the end of the game.
Video… pic.twitter.com/7O4j10ESaT
— Mario Alberto Sánchez (@MarioSanchezVe) August 22, 2024
After the match, when questioned about what happened, Caracas coach Fernando Aristeguieta simply said: “It was a decision that was made in the heat of the moment”and turned the page.
Fernando Aristeguieta in a press conference about what happened in the Copa Rey de Marcas, where Caracas FC, in protest, kicked the penalties out of bounds after the controversial 1-1 draw against Dvo. Táchira.
He also spoke about whether Caracas is going through an institutional crisis. pic.twitter.com/9JYzPBLdi4
— Josué Cañas (@Josuecanas90) August 22, 2024
Why were there penalties if it was a league match?
Unlike other parts of the world, In Venezuela, league matches are decided on penalties.but the result there no longer counts for the home tournament, but rather awards points for the “King of Brands Cup”, a parallel competition.
“These penalty shoot-outs are played once each of the matches of the day has finished, regardless of the result of the 90 official minutes. Each team may draw up a list of up to 10 kickers, from among those called up to the official match, and any of them may compete even if they have been substituted or have not played in the corresponding official match.” can be read on the official LigaFutVe website.
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