Harry Kane rows with ref Andre Marriner despite VAR proving overturned Spurs penalty vs Chelsea was OUTSIDE the box
HARRY KANE got into an angry row with referee Andre Marriner after VAR overturned a Tottenham penalty in their Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea. That’s despite replays clearly showing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was OUTSIDE the box when fouled by Antonio Rudiger. The incident happened with Chelsea 3-0 up on aggregate in tonight’s second leg clash. […]
HARRY KANE got into an angry row with referee Andre Marriner after VAR overturned a Tottenham penalty in their Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea.
That’s despite replays clearly showing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was OUTSIDE the box when fouled by Antonio Rudiger.
The incident happened with Chelsea 3-0 up on aggregate in tonight’s second leg clash.
Rudiger came steaming in from behind as Hojbjerg attempted a burst into the box with the ball at his feet.
However, the Chelsea man didn’t appear to make any real contact as the pair came together outside the box.
But momentum saw Hojbjerg take a further step before falling to the ground inside the penalty area.
Ref Marriner immediately blew his whistle while pointing to the penalty spot.
Yet as Spurs fans rejoiced, VAR immediately intervened to watch the incident again.
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And after several minutes, Marriner was instructed to change his decision to a free-kick on the edge of the box.
The decision enraged Tottenham players and fans, with boss Antonio Conte also letting rip at the touchline’s fourth official.
Captain Kane was seen imploring Marriner to keep the penalty decision, insisting it was 100 per cent correct.
But Kane’s protests fell on deaf ears, with Marriner and VAR eventually coming to the right choice with a free-kick.
Spurs then had a second penalty given 10 minutes into the second half.
But replays showed Kepa Arrizbalaga had won the ball, with Lucas Moura simply falling over.
And Marriner once again was forced to overturn his initial decision.
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Kane then thought he had scored in the 64th minute, giving Spurs a glimmer of hope.
But VAR intervened once again and showed the striker was offside, ruling his goal out.
And Chelsea held on to win 1-0 on the night, making it 3-0 on aggregate.