Aloisi incensed after VAR denies goal

BRISBANE Roar coach John Aloisi has called for clarity around the A-League’s use of video reviews after his side was controversially denied an equaliser in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to the Newcastle Jets.

A scintillating individual efA fort from Massimo Maccarone was chalked off by video assistant referee (VAR) Peter Green after replays showed he strayed offside in the build-up play to his goal in the 70th minute at Suncorp Stadium.

It would have been the veteran Italian striker’s second ALeague goal and by far his finest moment for the Roar.

The 38-year-old split two defenders after receiving a well-weighted pass from Fahid Ben Khalfallah and nailed the bottom corner with his shot.

Aloisi was incensed, claiming the call was not in line with what coaches were told about how the VAR would operate.

“The rule, as I interpret it and as they explained it to us, was that if the ball was going forward and it’s attacking and it’s the final bit of the phase, then you can come back and call it offside,” he said.

“If that’s what we’re going to turn to, to go back three phases to disallow a goal, then we’ve got a serious issue. The VAR’s got a problem.”

The IFAB’s protocol for the use of VAR, which is followed by the A-League, states the referee has the power to review play “as far back as the start of the attacking move which led to the incident” – meaning Green’s ruling was by the book.