Great OFR inactive offside own goal header... brilliant drama and they get it right!
Ace from the AR not to flag (edit: or not)
Ace from VAR to suggest the check (edit: or not)
Ace from the ref to check the OFR for interference (edit: or not)
Ace to give the (own) goal (edit: or argh)
I don't mean to beat up
@santa sangria , but this fundamentally misunderstands how AR is supposed to work. Let's assume for a moment that The AR had not flagged. In that case:
*The VAR doesn't make a decision to check--the VAR checks
every goal for OS and for fouls is the attacking phase of play
*If the AR had raised the flag, then the VAR should
not have recommended an OFR--the VAR only recommends an OFR if the VAR identifies a clear error that the VAR believes should be fixed
*Yes, the R technically makes a decision on whether to do the OFR--but it would be very strange for an R to say tot eh VAR "Yes, I know you say you saw a clear error on the replay, but I'm not going to take a look."
But I do agree that the VAR and R appropriately fixed the AR's error on this.
As an aside, I would
like to think that if my AR flagged this I would be aware enough to go talk to the AR before accepting the OS call, and that with the explanation we would then conclude it was not OS. (Aside to the aside: as flag procedures have been taught in the US, the AR would not raise the flag on this play. ARs have been instructed that if they think there is an OS offense on someone who did not touch the ball, the AR should stand still--the idea being that on those interference plays the R also has information and there should be a discussion before a decision is made.)