The company in charge of the VAR defends that “the correct image was used for the correct decision”

The company in charge of supplying video arbitration services to the Copa del Rey, Hawk-Eye, has issued a statement in the early hours of this Friday assuring that it is “evaluating” the error in sending an image in the match Real Sociedad-Betis in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Reya snapshot that was badly thrown offside by the reference points.

“Hawk-Eye is investigating a problem that occurred during a VAR offside review in the Copa del Rey quarter-final tie between Real Sociedad and Real Betis”, indicated the company after the controversial play that ended with Januzaj’s goal disallowed after an assist from Oyarzabal, a So much so that it would have been 1-1.

“The VAR used the correct image to make the correct decision. However, the problem has been that an incorrect image will be sent to the television stationa situation that was quickly corrected,” explains Hawk-Eye, whose technical services are “evaluating the different scenarios to determine where the error occurred in the shipment.”

In the image shown on television, it was seen how the reference of Marc Bartra -the last Betis player- was not his boot, which discriminated by passing the line over it. But nevertheless, once the line is well drawnand its corresponding broadcast on television, the offside was confirmed by a few centimeters and Januzaj’s goal was annulled. Betis won the tie by a resounding 0-4.