Aberdeen FC howler shows VAR isn't perfect 'anywhere' as Dante Polvara admits he can't watch PAOK chaos back
dailyrecord.co.ukDante Polvara knows Scottish football has had its issues with VAR since the technology was rolled out last season. But the painful Pittodrie Europa Conference League cock-up on Thursday night proved the set-up isn’t foolproof anywhere.
Aberdeen suffered an agonising late defeat to PAOK to all but end their hopes of progress this season after a couple of huge late flashpoints.
The Dons had a cast-iron claim for a penalty kick when they were 2-1 up after Jack MacKenzie was chopped down in the box. Austrian ref Sebastian Gishamer didn’t clock it – but VAR didn’t pick it up either as Pittodrie chiefs were left seething amid fears it wasn’t even checked properly.
Polvara – who scored a stunning second goal on the night – was left shattered. And he admitted the call has put Scotland’s VAR problems in the shade.
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