In the opinion of many critics, England’s historic goal is questionable for two reasons! (Video)

The decision of the Dutch referee Danny Makelele to award the penalty to the England team against their Danish counterpart (2-1) during the meeting which brought them together on Wednesday in the semi-final of the European Cup of nations, has sparked much controversy.

Dutch referee Danny Makele awarded the England side a questionable penalty at the end of the extra first half after minor contact between England player Raheem Sterling with a Danish defender and the players Danish protested, and asked him to return to the “VAR” video replay technique, but he He did not go to see the replay himself, but simply consulted the referees according to the technique, who were d ‘agree with him.

The decision of the Dutch Ham caused much controversy for two reasons, the first: the lack of contact which necessitated a penalty, in the opinion of many commentators and critics, and the second reason being the presence of another ball to proximity to the Danish team’s penalty. region and location of Raheem Sterling.

England national team captain striker Harry Kane took the penalty, and Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel saved his ball, but the England star managed to follow him into the net, grabbing the winning goal of the “Three Lions”.

Harry Kane scored his fourth goal in the current version of the “Euro 2020” tournament, and according to the “Opta” network for numbers and stats, the top scorer for the Tottenham squad and the English Premier League, has become the English team’s top scorer in major “World Cup and European Nations Cup” tournaments through the ages, tied with legend Gary Lineker, with 10 goals each.

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England have qualified for the first time in their history to reach the final of the European Football Championship, and will meet next Sunday at Wembley Stadium in the British capital, London, with their Italian counterpart, who in turn beat his Spanish counterpart, on penalties (4-2). ) after extending the meeting that brought them together last Tuesday in London.

Source: RT

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