Two goals disallowed with a technology Romelu Lukaku in the second half of the match that the Belgium surprisingly lost 1-0 to the Slovakia in the first round of Group E of the Europeans. If on the first goal the center forward who played for Roma last season was offside, as detected by the automatic offside, his position was absolutely correct in the second case, in the 41st minute of the second half. But the goal was not awarded by the Turkish referee Umut Meler for a touch of hand of Openda, who then provided the assist to the former Inter striker. While the match director was viewing the images on the monitor, a graph appeared on the screen at the bottom, similar to an electrocardiogram, which had a clear change when the Leipzig player actually intercepted the ball with his hand.
The response given by the sensors in the ball and the graph on the monitor
Belgium thus “pays” for the latest innovation in contemporary football, which took to the field for the first time in this European Championship. It’s about Fussballiebe (German for “love of football”) the ball built specifically for this tournament by Adidas in collaboration with Kinexon. It is a sphere equipped with around twenty movement sensors inside, powered by rechargeable batteries, which highlight any slightest touch via the graph, precisely that similar electrocardiogram.
Technology helped referee Meler in his decision. The goal was not conceded and Slovakia, coached by Francesco Calzonaachieved a victory against all odds.
