Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal said on Sunday that he will write to the All India Football Federation for using Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the next Indian Super League season to cut out erroneous calls by referees.
“Just saw the highlights - @UdantaK goal was not offside at all - @nishukumar22 should have had a penalty - really tough to take this loss - will officially write to AIFF to use VAR next season in the @IndSuperLeague,” Jindal said in a tweet.
Jindal was referring to Udanta’s goal which was disallowed by the referee, who had flagged him for an offside. The penalty he was referring to was a tackle on substitute Nishu Kumar, who could have had a penalty after he was brought down by Inigo Calderon inside the box. Replays suggested that the decision could have gone the other way.
The remark comes in the wake of Chennaiyin FC handing out a 2-3 defeat to Bengaluru in yesterday’s ISL final. There has also been penalty of criticism of refereeing standards throughout the tournament.
Jindal had earlier tweeted congratulations to the winners as well.
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