UThe new phase is controversial in the Jupiler Pro League. Westerlo and La Gantoise shared the game 0-0 on Saturday during the 15th day of the Jupiler Pro League. The meeting was especially marked by the double intervention of video refereeing (VAR).
Isa Sakamoto thought of breaking the deadlock in the match just before the hour mark by opening the scoring with a good serve from Nacho Ferri, but the Japanese, forgotten by the Ghent defense, saw his achievement canceled by the VAR due to an offside position by Ferri at the start (59th).
After the meeting, Westerlo coach Issame Charaï was uplifted to say the least. “I would like to come back to this phase. I think it’s a shame for Belgian football that we don’t know which line to take,” he said of Sakmoto’s goal ruled out for offside.
He continues: “I can’t blame Bert (Put, the match referee) for anything. He receives the information in his headset. But it shouldn’t happen at this level. I find this remarkable. When you have to look at an image for so long… The referees told us before the start of the season that in case of doubt, the goal would be validated. And that was not the case here. »
