As the video switches to another angle, Ortega says that the “second action”, where Olivera scores, is “tight”. Ecuadorian assistant VAR Bryan Loayza confirms they are checking the “penalty area situation” for a possible offside.
The VAR officials begin to draw up two lines to determine whether Olivera was offside at the point of Araujo’s header. They place a horizontal blue line across the pitch, in line with U.S. defender Chris Richards’ left boot, and a vertical red one in line with Olivera’s knee.
“We are checking, OK, it’s possible,” Ortega says in English down on the pitch.
Loayza says they will need “more time” and asks Ortega to signal that. A single blue line shows that Richards’ foot — or toe — is in line with Olivera’s knee. Orbe says, “this is an overlie (overlap) and it’s fine”.
Orbe then says that the “second situation is fine, I’m about to revise the first one”, as he is shown the first angle of De la Cruz’s ball into the box.
“The second one has been checked, we’re going to do the first one (involving) Araujo,” Ortega says on the pitch, in Spanish. Another blue line is drawn across the pitch for the moment the cross comes in, zooming in on a cluster of players to make sure it is drawn from any body part they could legally score with.
Ortega can be heard saying, “It’s very tight, it’s very tight! They’re drawing the lines.”
Orbe says this angle — in line with the goal — is the “best one”, and the lines are drawn again for Araujo’s header. The horizontal blue one is placed in line with Richards’ foot and the vertical red one is placed in line with Olivera’s knee. Loayza tells the on-field referee that they are “two tight situations”.
Orbe confirms that he can see an overlap on both angles, meaning Olivera is not offside. He asks for the video to be played on, to show the moment Olivera scores and confirms it is a goal with Ortega. “The two situations are tight, but they’re onside,” the VAR says.
The final result meant the U.S. were unable to match or better Panama’s 3-1 win against Bolivia in the other Group C game happening at the same time in Orlando, Florida, and so finished third, with only the top two advancing to the knockout rounds.
But their complaints about Ortega — who made several strange decisions during the match — are unlikely to go away.
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