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In last night's MLS is Back tournament semifinals, there was a very close offside/no offside decision. Video of the situation is below.
If you look at the time, from the time of the goal to the time VAR completed its review (and deemed that the video evidence did not produce a clear and obvious error, so the call on the field stood), there was about 1 minute, 40 seconds of elapsed time (85:44 to 87:25 or something close to that). MLS does not use the lines like England uses.
In my opinion, this is how an offside VAR review should work. The elapsed time was not overly long, and the video did not show a clear assistant referee error. The call on the field was allowed to stand. Philadelphia Union fans may be upset with the decision, but it was not a clear and obvious error.
In last night's MLS is Back tournament semifinals, there was a very close offside/no offside decision. Video of the situation is below.
Was Philadelphia Union's potential game-tying goal offside? | You Make the Call
The Philadelphia Union thought they had a dramatic late equalizer against the Portland Timbers when striker Kacper Przybylko put the ball in the back of the net in their MLS is Back Tournament semifinal. But the assistant referee's offside flag was raised, leaving the Union to head home and the
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If you look at the time, from the time of the goal to the time VAR completed its review (and deemed that the video evidence did not produce a clear and obvious error, so the call on the field stood), there was about 1 minute, 40 seconds of elapsed time (85:44 to 87:25 or something close to that). MLS does not use the lines like England uses.
In my opinion, this is how an offside VAR review should work. The elapsed time was not overly long, and the video did not show a clear assistant referee error. The call on the field was allowed to stand. Philadelphia Union fans may be upset with the decision, but it was not a clear and obvious error.