The ball brushed the forward’s fingers before finding the back of the net for the Reds.
“The video footage speaks for itself. I think the ball probably did hit his hand. But, of course, VAR needs convincing evidence. They have to be absolutely certain. It doesn’t matter what we think—it’s what they think. We ask them to be sure that action is necessary.
“Of course, Sesko didn’t do it deliberately; he wasn’t trying to handle it. It all happened very naturally. But the laws of the game clearly state that any goal scored with the hand must be disallowed. That means VAR had no choice but to review the incident.
“Likely, they [the video assistants] also believe the ball hit the hand, but they needed absolute certainty. They couldn’t find a [foul]. So the on-field decision stood,” Webb said.
