Chinanews.com, June 18 (Xinhua Time) On the morning of the 18th, Beijing time, the Premier League officially restarted, and a preliminary match was first played. In the end, Aston Villa scored 0-0 at home with Sheffield United. In the game, the Hawkeye system accidentally "strike", resulting in the invalidation of Sheffield United's goal. This is the first major failure of the Hawkeye system since the goal line technology was enabled in 2013.
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In the 42nd minute of the first half, Sheffield United midfielder Norwood took a free kick. Although Villa goalkeeper Neylan held the ball, he retreated into the goal with the ball.
From the perspective of the live broadcast, the ball has completely crossed the goal line, but the goal line technical system did not prompt this obvious goal to be the referee. In the end, the referee decided that the goal was invalid.
The penalty after the game caused a lot of controversy. The company that provided the Eagle Eye service of the Premier League issued an apology statement, apologizing for the system failure and saying: "The seven cameras located in the stands around the goal area were met by goalkeepers, guards and goalkeepers. The obvious obstruction of the column."
"In the first half of Aston Villa's game against Sheffield United at the Vera Park Stadium, there was an accident in the goal line system and the ball was lifted by Aston Villa goalkeeper Niland. The referee was on duty Of the watches or headphones did not receive the signal from the goal determination system (GDS), and the seven cameras located in the stands around the goal area were clearly blocked by the goalkeeper, guard and goal post. In more than 9,000 games, this level of occlusion has never appeared."
"Before the start of the game, the goal determination system has been tested in accordance with the rules of the International Football Federation (IFAB) and confirmed by the match officials. The goal determination system has always been operating normally. Eagle Eye I would like to express my sincere apologies to all those affected by this incident," the statement said.
In another game in the early hours of the 18th, Manchester City beat Arsenal 3:0 at home, and Stirling, De Braun and Foden scored successively. The two sides knelt on one knee before the game, supported the anti-racial discrimination movement, and observed silence for the deceased in the new crown pneumonia epidemic. (Finish)