The Union of Match Officials in Great Britain (PGMOL) has issued a statement admitting that serious errors occurred during the first half of the match between Tottenham and Liverpool at Tottenham's Stadium on Saturday evening.
In a statement issued on Saturday evening, PGMOL admitted that disallowing Luis Diaz's goal for offside in the 34th minute of the match was a clear error.
The referees' association agreed that the Colombian striker's goal should have been awarded after a VAR review for possible offside, which was not done.
"Luis Diaz's goal was disallowed for offside by one of the match officials on the field. This was a clear and genuine error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded via VAR intervention. However, VAR failed to intervene," said the PGMOL statement.
The refs' union promised to conduct a full review of the circumstances that led to the errors and take necessary steps afterward.
They also announced that they would contact the Liverpool club to acknowledge the mistake. "PGMOL will immediately contact Liverpool at the end of the match to acknowledge the wrongdoing," the statement said.
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