Haaland goal should not have stood but VAR made the right call with Sunderland penalty | Chris Foy
Matt Donohue is only human and made a mistake, but overall referees have started well this season There was a disappointing outcome on a big decision in the Manchester derby and no one will feel it more than the video assistant referee Matt Donohue. On Sunday night, Pro Ref confirmed Donohue had made a mistake in allowing Erling Haaland’s goal in City’s 1-0 victory to stand when Enzo Fernández had been in an offside position.
When a VAR considers a decision such as this they start from the point at which the goal is scored and work backwards. Here, when Haaland scores, the flag is raised by the assistant referee for offside. The VAR automatically checked that on-field decision and used a semi-automated system to show Haaland was onside. The decision was then made to overturn the call and award the goal.
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