Published 19:57 IST, November 4th 2019
VAR: Ruben Aguilar lashes out at pitchside monitor after seeing red
AS Monaco's Ruben Aguilar lashes out at the pitchside VAR monitor after being sent off in the 90th minute. AS Monaco suffered a 0-1 defeat on Sunday night.
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It seems like Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has garnered a negative reputation in major European football leagues. There was heavy criticism directed towards VAR over the weekend in the English Premier League. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino was falsely given offside despite a VAR consultation and Tottenham's Heung-min Son was harshly sent off for a rash tackle on Andre Gomes. However, there was more VAR-related drama as AS Monaco's Ruben Aguilar lashed out at the VAR monitor on the pitch after he saw red in the 0-1 loss to ASSE yesterday.
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AS Monaco suffer 1-0 defeat against ASSE
Game over in Saint-Étienne, where the hosts take the points.
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) November 3, 2019
1️⃣-0⃣ #ASSEASM pic.twitter.com/YehFftKZnu
Monaco's Ruben Aguilar lashes out at VAR monitor after being sent off
AS Monaco right-back Ruben Aguilar filmed kicking the VAR monitor after being sent off in last night’s match vs St Étienne. pic.twitter.com/84u2Z37z4t
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) November 4, 2019
AS Monaco player Ruben Aguilar was given his marching orders from referee Jerome Brisard in the 92nd minute of the Ligue 1 game as Monaco succumbed to a 0-1 defeat at Saint-Etienne on Sunday. Aguilar was sent off after a rash tackle on ASSE goalscorer Denis Bouanga as the last man in defence. While VAR did not intervene with the referee's on-field decision, Ruben Aguilar was visibly annoyed with the referee's call.
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Aguilar let the anger get the better of him and kicked the pitchside VAR monitor while making his way to the dressing room. His anger with the VAR may have been for an earlier decision when Saint-Etienne's Wesley Fofana's red card was overturned by VAR due to a marginal offside call.
Ruben Aguilar's fine finish in the earlier win against Olympique Marseille
Ruben Aguilar: right place, right time 🤝😁#ASMOM pic.twitter.com/KKtcSwfTlM
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 31, 2019
18:36 IST, November 4th 2019