Kozo Tashima, chairman of the Japan Football Association, has announced his intention to submit a protest to the Asian Football Confederation regarding the fact that Vissel Kobe's goal was not recognized as a result of a video judgment by the referee in the ACL = Asian Champions League semi-finals. I made it.
Vissel played against Ulsan of South Korea in Qatar on the 13th, and after an extension, lost 1 to 2 and did not advance to the final.
In the 30th minute of the second half, Vissel's Takuya Yasui stole the opponent's ball and connected the pass, and finally Daiju Sasaki shook the goal net, but it is called VAR = Video Assistant Referee. As a result of the video judgment by the referee, the contact play when Yasui stole the ball was judged to be a foul and no goal was recognized.
Regarding this scene, Chairman Tajima responded to an online interview on the 14th, and since it was confirmed that Vissel had the intention of protesting, the Japan Football Association revealed the idea of submitting a protest statement to the Asian Football Confederation. did.
Chairman Tajima said, "I saw the referee in the best place, and there was no foul appeal from the other party. Did I have to overturn it with VAR? VAR must be fair and just."