It's not about being in the first or third world. Yesterday, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3 to 2 in classics known as „ghost goals” in Spain and Argentina, both in Madrid and Córdoba, and beat Boca River, for the same result.
Neither side of the ocean could verify with certainty whether the ball crossed the boundary completely or not.
The truth is that – despite what happened in the defining moments of the matches – the protagonists took it in different ways.
Rivers coach Martin Demichelis did not want to talk about the disallowed goal against Christian Lema, arguing he did not see it, with the Catalan club's president in Barcelona, Joan Laporta, following the referee at crosshairs. Controversy hit the Real Madrid Clasico played at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Blaugrana president released a company video in which he threatened to demand a replay of the match if Lamin Yamal's disallowed ghost goal was upheld.
The fact is that in both cases – and in Catalonia – people started talking about why the automatic target detection system was not used.
This is how it works
„Automatic target detection is a technical means Immediately determine whether the ball has completely crossed the goal line or not. Since its introduction in 2014, this technology has been a fundamental element in the world of football,” said FIFA, adding that it was also used at the last World Cup in Qatar.
Technology allows us to instantly decide whether a goal exists or not. Automatic goal detection accurately determines whether the ball has completely crossed the goal line, information that helps referees make the final decision. Information is sent within a second, guaranteeing an immediate response from the jury.
To do this, thanks to 14 cameras, the judges' clock indicates whether the ball entered the goal or not. Only jury members get a note on their watch. The system uses fourteen high-speed cameras installed on the stadium pavement or under its cover.. The data from the cameras is used to create 3D animation, the result of which can be shown on television and on giant screens inside the arena.
These cameras are not the same cameras that detect offsides. Goal-line technologies' high-speed cameras focus only on two goal areas and do not cover the entire field of play.. Therefore, cameras are not used for semi-automatic offside technology.
Likewise, the chip inside the ball does not affect the result of this technology. The automatic goal detection system used in the 2022 World Cup is based on fourteen high-speed cameras. Sensor data inside the ball is not used to determine whether the ball has crossed the goal line or not..
In Spain
He LaLiga's president is Javier Debas, the topic of implementation of target technology has already been addressed long ago. In particular, he was asked earlier this season about the possibility of a Spanish league competition with the same tools as FIFA, UEFA, international competitions, the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.This is not an economic issue The target technical matter is an application matter. in one season There are four or five plays of this type„, said.
„99% of the time you can see if it's a target or not. Where the errors lie is in the target technology. It happened in the premiere. Target technology isn't perfect, and we like it. We don't plan to establish that,” he later admitted about possible future progress when judging these types of plays. Cost around 4 million euros per season but don't consider it 100% reliable.
Cost is an issue
On Sunday, everything seemed to be headed for a draw, but a series of rebounds caused Lema to send the ball to Romero's goal, who was quick with his reflexes and got it right. Arbitrary in that way Yael Falcon Perez He decided that he had crossed the line and was good for the group as a whole. Martin DemichelisRiver's joy was short-lived when a VAR review ruled the goal disallowed.
With this panorama, questions arise. Why is the „Hawk's Eye” not used in Argentina? The main purpose of this technology is to prove whether the ball has crossed the goal line or not, but its high cost has become a barrier to its use in our football.
„The most important thing is that they set the clock. I can't even tell my teammates if it went in or not,” Sergio „Chiquito” Romero announced after the game.
With things like this, while the head of LaLiga in Spain says the technical system is not 100% secure, in Argentina everything seems to be due to cost issues.
