The technology applied to football is advancing by leaps and bounds beyond the debates that are still open and in each major tournament it is evident when innovative formats are applied to help referees. This Euro 2024 brought as a peculiarity the system for detect more quickly when the ball hits the hand and the system quickly became popular as “electrocardiogram” by the graph they show on the transmission screen to exemplify what happened.
Although there were already examples in these first two dates of the most important national team competition at the continental level in Europe, the tool was fundamental in the 1-1 draw between the Czech Republic and Georgia in Group F of the competition.
At 22 minutes into the first half, after the score of Adam Hlozek that put the Czechs ahead on the scoreboard, the main referee Daniel Siebert annulled the goal at the request of the VAR commanded by the German Marco Fritz in a resolution that was made in seconds. Judge He didn’t even go to review the images because IFAB Rule 12 indicates that it is an infringement if a goal is scored “directly with the hand or arm—even if the action occurs accidentally—” either “immediately after the ball hits your hand or arm, even accidentally”.
But Hlozek’s touch was almost imperceptible and several reviews were needed to compare the impact on the hand. And to clear up any type of doubts from the human eye was supported by the inertial measurement unit (IMU). This sensor, located in the center of the ball, sends a data packet 500 times per second to the VAR roomwhich allows us to detect with absolute precision the exact moment in which the ball is hit. On TV this is shown as if it were the graph of an “electrocardiogram”.as thousands of fans named this method on social networks.
The chip is installed in the center of the ball held with tensioners. The battery of this sensor is charged by induction and does not need to be plugged in. This artifact is key to understanding the way the ball is hit and sends the information to the VAR immediately.
The truth is that Georgia was the great beneficiary in the Volksparkstadion of Hamburg because after the annulment of this goal from the Czechs, the brand new technology also collaborated to sanction the penalty which would mean a circumstantial 1-0 for Georges Mikautadze.
Although in this case the German Siebert He approached the screens to evaluate the handthe technology made it clear that the impact on the arm existed to clear up any type of doubt that there may be around the movement that Robin Hranác made.
The match ended tied because Patrick Schick He brought parity 15 minutes into the second half, something that did not help either of the two teams, since both had fallen in the debut of Group F, which also includes Portugal and Turkey.
The next day will have Georgia facing Portugal on Wednesday, June 26 in it Veltins-Arena from Gelsenkirchen with the dream of qualifying for the round of 16, while at the same time they will meet Czech Republic with Türkiye again in the Volksparkstadion.
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