Yamal s penalty kick controversy! Supplier: Barcelona vs. Vallecano VAR failure due to lack of power supply

According to the Ass, Mediapro, a provider of VAR services for La Liga, issued a statement explaining the reason why VAR was not available in Vallecano's match against Barcelona last match.

This incident caused great losses and caused great chaos among players and coaches, especially the penalty kicks Yamal scored in the game caused controversy. The players of both teams claimed after the game that they did not know if there was a VAR, which obviously affected the results of the game.

Supplier Statement:

After a thorough inspection of the entire technical system that provides VAR services during last Sunday’s Vallecano vs. Barcelona, ​​the final report concluded that there were insufficient power outlets assigned to the GRUP MEDIAPRO mobile device in the stadium to ensure its proper operation. The sensitivity of the leakage protection device (300 mA) does not meet the requirements of the mobile device.

Before and during the first half, team officials tried all the methods available at the time to ensure the supply of VAR, but none of them succeeded. During the rest period, the UM is connected to the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) until a 300mA adapter is obtained.

[Event Background]

"World Sports" reported that before the start of this game, the VAR equipment malfunctioned and the image screen could not be transmitted normally. The game kickoff was postponed for five minutes, and the referee informed the coaches of the two teams of the situation, and the failure lasted until the 12th minute of the game.

Fortunately, there was no situation in the 12 minutes before the game and the fault was eliminated. However, the VAR equipment broke down again in the 28th minute of the game. The referee informed the captains of the two teams about the situation, and the fourth official also notified the bench at the same time. During this period, controversy arose. Yamal fell to the ground in the penalty area and received a penalty kick. The referee was unable to view the VAR triggered protests between Vallecano players and the head coach. The penalty kick was established without review. Shiti said that the penalty kick was not a clear and obvious misjudgment, and it did not fall under the scope of VAR's intervention by convention.

The monitor has not recovered during the break, but it was fixed at the start of the second half. It is worth mentioning that the WiFi signal failure in the news stands of the Vallecas Stadium was a chronic disease that the media circle has known for many years.

In view of the significant impact of the incident, the Technical Arbitration Committee of the Spanish Football Association will require the Mediapro Group, which is responsible for VAR broadcasting, to submit formal instructions on technical failures. "Although this failure was caused by external reasons and we lost technical support to run the VAR system, we are fully willing and actively working with equipment supplier Mediapro to help solve the problem that caused the system to crash." After the match, Mediapro Group explained that due to problems with the power system, VAR failed to work properly in the first half, which also led to the failure of the penalty to Yamal to be reviewed. Mediapro pointed out that despite the best efforts of the technicians, they still couldn't resume VAR services in the first half, but the system returned to normal in the second half.

Vallecano head coach Inigo Perez expressed respect for the referee's performance, but also criticized the uncertainty caused by VAR sometimes not in the game, especially in Yamal's penalty.

Vallecano player Parathon revealed that during the break, referee Matteo Busquets apologized to the players because after watching the replay in the locker room, he realized that the penalty was wrong. However, VAR was not able to help when the penalty actually occurred.