– This will go down in the history books as one of the most brutal minutes in VAR’s history. They managed to find half a nail that was offside, says news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp about the dramatic minutes. It was two VAR decisions in a few minutes that ruined a lot for the Danes and sent Germany through. First Joachim Andersen put the ball in the net, but that was later canceled for offside. In the next sequence, the Germans ended an apparently rather harmless attack. But then referee Michael Oliver blew his whistle and looked at the VAR screen. It then turned out that the ball went into the hand of the aforementioned Andersen and the referee chose to award a penalty. It put Kai Havertz safely behind Kasper Schmeichel. HANDS: This situation led to a penalty kick for Germany. Photo: Skjermdump / news news expert rages The situation set tempers ablaze. In particular, news’s expert Bengt Eriksen saw red after the two VAR checks that proved fatal for Denmark. – It has gone too far for a long time. Simply because the main goal of VAR is that everything should be perfect and that there should be no coincidences and that everything should be fair. If that was the main point of football, it would never have started. If you are going to have a millimeter of justice in the world, then you have to find an arena other than a football arena and a football match, commented the football expert. He believes that video judging makes little sense when something is watched, while other things are not watched. – What about the throw-in before there? We have not considered that, so it does not apply, says VAR. But it is connected with the events that happen later in the battle. That is precisely what is the point here. Then all things become important, because they are connected in turn, said Eriksen. In social media, several profiles react strongly. – I can’t take it anymore VAR! This must end. Enough! wrote LSK sporting director Simon Mesfin on Twitter/X. Former England star Theo Walcott was also mildly disappointed. – VAR has killed the love for football, wrote the Englishman. – Completely shocking that penalties are given for this, wrote Sky Sports expert and former Manchester United player Gary Neville on X. CANCELLED: Here Denmark think they have taken the lead. Photo: Leon Kuegeler / Reuters Spectacular lightning After a few minutes Nico Schlotterbeck thought he had secured a dream start for the host nation, but at the time no. The assistant referee waved the flag and the score was immediately cancelled. But the Germans kept their energy up. Julian Nagelsmann’s crew continued the pressure, and Denmark’s last chance barely got a breather. After a good period in Denmark, it collapsed – literally. A violent lightning strike struck very close to the stadium and several players threw their arms in frustration. The referee saw no other option than to call off the match temporarily and send the players to the dressing room. Read more here: The referee eventually blew the game back into action, and Germany went straight on the attack and came close to scoring shortly after the lightning strike. Just before the break, Denmark should probably have taken the lead. A masterful counterattack was ended by Manchester United profile Rasmus Højlund, who tried to lob the ball over the goalkeeper. Neuer showed his class and was not fooled by the Danish star. – What a situation Then it was the Danes’ turn to put the ball in the net. Midfielder Joachim Andersen put the ball in the net on the return, but the TV pictures showed that Delaney, who was second last to the ball, was offside. Bad was to get worse for the Danes. Because after a German attack, the referee suddenly blew the whistle for a VAR check. The referee team in the VAR bus picked up a hand on the same Joachim Andersen. – What a situation! exclaimed TV 2’s Brede Hangeland. Kai Havertz was safe from the penalty spot and sent the Germans up 1-0. – It is brutal, and it is easy to sympathize with the Danes, but there is no time to think about yourself now, said Solbakken’s assistant. MATCH WINNER: Kai Havertz won the match in Dortmund. Photo: Andreea Alexandru / AP The highly dramatic and fateful minutes amazed news’s expert. It was to continue brutally for the Danes. Germany surged forward and doubled their lead after a magnificent counterattack. It was substitute Jamal Musiala who had the honor of scoring 2–0 for the EC hosts. Wirtz put the ball in the net in the final minutes, but it too was blown offside. The Danes lost their intensity and they were unable to respond. They are thus out of the European Championship, while Germany will face either Spain or Georgia in the quarter-finals. Published 29.06.2024, at 23.18 Updated 29.06.2024, at 11.30 p.m
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