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Netherlands: Referee-VAR audio footage of penalty incident

The Dutch FA published the audio footage of the penalty incident that occurred recently in the first division match played between Ajax and Heerenveen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Sb0QMKw2nZ4). Match officials involved: Serdar Gözübüyük (referee, photo), Dennis Higler (VAR), Angelo Boonman (AVAR).


Referee: No, No, No, No; play on.
VAR: Possible foul.
Referee: Just a football contact.
VAR: Play back, play back, I want to see it large.
Referee: Dennis, there is contact, just a football contact. See how easy he is falling. Play on
VAR: I want to see a total view. Angelo, what’s your opinion? The ball is now out of play. What’s your opinion Angelo?
AVAR: Show me the replay.
VAR: Serdar, wait with the restart!
Referee: Yes, Yes.
AVAR: He thinks it’s a football contact, but the goalkeeper missed the ball and touched the player. Yes, let’s do an OFR.
VAR: Serdar, Serdar, you think it is a football contact, but I think the ball is gone without being touched by the goalkeeper and then he hits the player. I ask you to do an OFR.
Referee: Where do you see doubt?
VAR: I think you have to do an OFR.
Referee: OK, I do an OFR.
During OFR
VAR: You see a moment in the replay when the ball is gone. Striker was not able to get to the ball.
Referee: I watch, I know. See how he comes in? Where does the goalkeeper touch the striker? What else could the goalkeeper do?
VAR: Goalkeeper does not touch the ball.
Referee: I know, but look at the football duel. Do you have other views? Behind the goal? I want to see the legs, is there a touch?
VAR: The body is the point of contact, neither feet, nor legs.
Referee: OK, he is too late
VAR: You get the ‘’in-goal camera’’.
Referee: He’s too late. No, No; this is too easy for a penalty. Let’s play on.