Carabao Cup final, CHE vs LIV: Why was Van Dijk goal disallowed in Liverpool vs Chelsea?
The HinduLiverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk’s opening goal in the Carabao Cup against final was disallowed against Chelsea at the Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. At the hour-mark, Van Dijk was at the receiving end of Alexis Mac Allister’s free-kick, which he steered into the net, causing an explosion of celebration among the thousands of Liverpool fans in the stadium. | Photo Credit: FanCode screengrab Van Dijk’s goal was thus called off because Liverpool’s midfielder Wataru Endo was in an off-side position and had obstructed the defensive run of Levi Colwill. The referee referred to the ‘impending of progress rule’, which is clearly stated by the FA as follows: Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of direction when the ball is not within playing distance of either player.
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