Is there any precedent for changing the result of a game or replaying it due to a referee's misjudgment?

Amazing ruling: UBA rematch

Manuscript source: Chengdu Daily 2005-9-7 5:11:38

FIFA’s historic change of ruling—— For the first time, the result of a game was changed due to a misjudgment

FIFA recently made a decision that due to a serious technical error by Japanese referee Toshimitsu Yoshida, the Uzbekistan team in the Asian region of the World Cup qualifiers defeated the Bahrain team 1:0 at home. The result of the game is invalid and the two teams will rematch at the original venue. In the history of modern football, this is the first time that the result of a game has been changed due to refereeing issues.

On September 3, the Uzbekistan team faced the Bahrain team at home in Tashkent. In the 39th minute of the first half, the Uzbek team won a penalty kick. Deparov made a penalty kick, but the referee Toshimitsu Yoshida declared the goal invalid because the Uzbek team players entered the penalty area early. Just when everyone thought that a heavy penalty kick would be awarded according to the rules, Toshimitsu Yoshida made an incredible decision-he indicated that the Bahrain team would take the indirect free kick. After the game, when appeasing the angry Uzbekistan players, the game supervisor said that Yoshida's decision was implemented in accordance with FIFA's new rules. The Uzbekistan Football Association immediately filed a formal complaint with FIFA, requesting to change the result of the game and determine that the Uzbekistan team had Won 3:0.

Chapter 14, Paragraph 3 of the new FIFA rules stipulates: When a player of the same team as the kicker of the penalty kick enters the penalty area in advance or is less than 9.15 meters away from the penalty spot, if the ball enters the goal , the kick should be retaken; if the ball does not enter the goal, an indirect free kick should be taken by the defending player. Obviously, Yoshida Toshimitsu confused the rules and made a big joke. This referee once made a joke in the East Asian semi-finals, and now he has once again proved his poor level. FIFA finally ruled that the referee did make a serious technical error and the result of the game was invalid. The two teams had to rematch on another day. At the same time, the Uzbek Football Association's request to change the verdict to 3:0 was rejected. There is no precedent for changing decisions in world football, but this is the first time that the result of a game has been changed due to referee issues.

The two teams will rematch in Tashkent on October 8, while the second round match originally scheduled for Wednesday in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, has been postponed to October 12. Reporter Xiao Zhu

Reactions from both sides

Uzbekistan Football Association: Replay starting from the 38th minute

The Uzbekistan Football Association does not agree with FIFA’s decision satisfy. They think this is very unfair. Lizaev, spokesman for the Uzbekistan Football Association, said: "For us, this result of FIFA's treatment is very unfair. We have won the game with a 1:0 result, but due to the technical problems of the referee, we were forced to repeat the game. The real fact is that the referee deprived us of a penalty kick. FIFA will hold a meeting in Morocco on the 10th, at which time we will continue to appeal for the unfair handling of the 'penalty kick incident' and the replay. We were judged to have won 3-0, and we also requested a replay starting from the 38th minute, and the penalty kick should be retaken in the replay, so that it is fair to both sides.”

Bahrain Football Association: I don’t mind replaying. Game

Regarding FIFA's decision to replay, the Chairman of the Bahrain Football Association said: "We don't mind a rematch. This has a positive side for us - some of our injured players can return to the national team , the team can also have more time to prepare for the game. "For Bahrain, the national team's striker Alaa Khubair will return from injury after the game date is postponed. He missed the entire quarterfinals due to injury. New Sports

Expert Comments

Lu Jun: FIFA’s ruling is just right

Yesterday, in response to FIFA’s ruling requiring the two teams of Uzbekistan and Pakistan to rematch, the AFC referee Committee member Lu Jun interpreted FIFA’s ruling from a professional perspective. He believes that based on the principle that "referees have no right to announce the result of the game", this ruling is just right.

Lu Jun said: "The referee only records the game time and what happened in the game. As for the result of the game, the referee has no right to say." He also gave an example to illustrate, "For example In a certain game, one team defeated the other team 8:0, but the referee had no right to declare the victory or defeat of the game. He only recorded the fact of the 8:0 game and reported this fact to FIFA or the organizing organization. , the organizer decides who wins and who loses. Everyone knows that 8:0 is considered to be a win and a loss for no reason.

Therefore, the referee has no right to announce the specific result of that game. ”

Finally, Lu Jun explained the difference between the game charter and the game rules: “The rules are the clauses in the rules that the referee implements. The charter stipulates how he should deal with special situations when he encounters them during the game, including For some difficult issues, the final right of interpretation lies with FIFA. "Xinti

Interpretation of the revised judgment

The reason for the replay is to safeguard sacred justice

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has a famous saying: "Misjudgments are the hallmark of football matches. part. "Under this principle, if a misjudgement occurs, the referee involved will be punished at most, and the result of the game can never be changed, but this time the situation is different.

To be precise, Yoshida Tokumitsu was not a misjudgement but a misjudgement. Technical error. The difference between the two is that a misjudgment is a wrong decision caused by the referee not accurately identifying the situation. The most typical example is Maradona's "Hand of God"; a technical error is that the referee understands the situation but makes a completely wrong decision. Penalties that do not comply with the rules, such as awarding a penalty kick for a foul in the center circle. The referee's "technical error" will cause chaos in the game and violate the principle of fair play. If not corrected, it will have a negative impact on future games. The United Nations decided to invalidate the game based on the spirit of safeguarding "sacred justice".

On the surface, the rematch was not good for the Uzbekistan team. After all, the original 1:0 victory was not preserved. The Uzbek team, which took the initiative to appeal, seemed to have missed the watermelon and lost the sesame seeds. But for the Uzbekistan team, the best result of the appeal was of course that they would win 3-0, but it was the referee who made the technical error. It is not the Bahrain team, so this request is unreasonable.

The replay will be more beneficial to the Uzbek team.

The replay may seem disadvantageous to the Uzbek team, but it is actually more favorable than maintaining the original decision. Much better.

Since the rematch is still at the Uzbek team’s home court, it means that the Bahrain team must once again travel a long distance to Tashkent. The venue factor makes this place a hell for the visiting team. Judging from the situation of the first match between the two teams, the Uzbek team has great hope of winning again, and at worst it can maintain the 1:0 score. In addition, the rematch date is scheduled for October 8. The second round will be played on October 12. Not to mention whether the Bahrain team can adapt to the low temperature in Tashkent, it is obviously cooler for Uzbekistan to postpone the away game for a month than it is now. A safe score, which is why the Uzbek team still insisted on appealing after winning. Our reporter Xiao Zhu