BT Sport blunder as Serie A star scores incredible goal from the halfway line
BT Sport viewers were left puzzled after TV cameras failed to capture the moment a Fiorentina player scored one of the goals of the season. Cristiano Biraghi celebrated with his team-mates after scoring an incredible effort from the halfway line to seal a 3-0 victory over Verona, but there was fury inside the stadium in Italy and the UK too after the broadcast blunder.
It's every TV director's worst nightmare for a goal to happen while they're airing reruns of an earlier chance or incident. And that's exactly what happened when Biraghi surprised everyone, including the commentator, with his ingenuity.
Goals from Antonin Barak and Arthur Cabral had already put La Viola firmly in control of relegation-threatened Verona, who are 18th and three points from safety in Serie A, when they won a blow frank in the 88th minute.
As play was halted with Roberto Mandragora on the ground, a quick reflection from Biraghi saw the full-back grab the dead ball and strike from one yard above the halfway line, around 50 yards out . The effort seemed to catch everyone, from the referee to the Verona players, off guard.
And as the ball flew through the air, goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo backpedaled in a futile attempt to stop it flying into his net, diving backwards with a final acrobatic effort. But the Italian couldn't do anything to prevent the inevitable from happening.
However, BT Sport viewers had no idea what was going on because the TV director showed a previous goalscoring opportunity for Verona, who hit the post. Just as footage returned from the live game, Biraghi and his Fiorentina team-mates were seen celebrating in the corner with their away supporters - and even the commentator had to take a few seconds to react to it. that had happened.
Verona found themselves angry with the officials after referee Federico La Penna decided to allow the goal, despite footage showing he had not whistled or given permission to take the free-kick .
But the goal wouldn't change much at the end of the game as Fiorentina secured a comfortable 3-0 victory with Biraghli's 88th-minute strike, who is sure to remain a serious contender for the La Liga goal. season.
Fans, however, were left baffled by how the incident played out on live television.
Twitter user @Lol_Fandango wrote, "Amazing how the commentator is staring clearly at a screen and has no idea of the objective, contained his surprise at the way he entered."
Another, @AldoLFC, took offense at the awarded goal: "This is ridiculous, how is this allowed? The ref is on his way to check on the injured player."
Meanwhile, @Paul_Fagan83 defended the commentator: "To be fair to the commentator, he did remarkably well in a crazy situation. He's clearly in a studio, presumably in the UK, but managed to maintain the flow of the commentary relatively stable while you can tell half his brain is working over time on what happened."
BT Sport at least showed a replay of the goal and to their relief, no goals were scored in that particular replay as Fiorentina relished an important victory and a goal to remember at the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium.< /p>
BT Sport viewers were left puzzled after TV cameras failed to capture the moment a Fiorentina player scored one of the goals of the season. Cristiano Biraghi celebrated with his team-mates after scoring an incredible effort from the halfway line to seal a 3-0 victory over Verona, but there was fury inside the stadium in Italy and the UK too after the broadcast blunder.
It's every TV director's worst nightmare for a goal to happen while they're airing reruns of an earlier chance or incident. And that's exactly what happened when Biraghi surprised everyone, including the commentator, with his ingenuity.
Goals from Antonin Barak and Arthur Cabral had already put La Viola firmly in control of relegation-threatened Verona, who are 18th and three points from safety in Serie A, when they won a blow frank in the 88th minute.
As play was halted with Roberto Mandragora on the ground, a quick reflection from Biraghi saw the full-back grab the dead ball and strike from one yard above the halfway line, around 50 yards out . The effort seemed to catch everyone, from the referee to the Verona players, off guard.
And as the ball flew through the air, goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo backpedaled in a futile attempt to stop it flying into his net, diving backwards with a final acrobatic effort. But the Italian couldn't do anything to prevent the inevitable from happening.
However, BT Sport viewers had no idea what was going on because the TV director showed a previous goalscoring opportunity for Verona, who hit the post. Just as footage returned from the live game, Biraghi and his Fiorentina team-mates were seen celebrating in the corner with their away supporters - and even the commentator had to take a few seconds to react to it. that had happened.
Verona found themselves angry with the officials after referee Federico La Penna decided to allow the goal, despite footage showing he had not whistled or given permission to take the free-kick .
But the goal wouldn't change much at the end of the game as Fiorentina secured a comfortable 3-0 victory with Biraghli's 88th-minute strike, who is sure to remain a serious contender for the La Liga goal. season.
Fans, however, were left baffled by how the incident played out on live television.
Twitter user @Lol_Fandango wrote, "Amazing how the commentator is staring clearly at a screen and has no idea of the objective, contained his surprise at the way he entered."
Another, @AldoLFC, took offense at the awarded goal: "This is ridiculous, how is this allowed? The ref is on his way to check on the injured player."
Meanwhile, @Paul_Fagan83 defended the commentator: "To be fair to the commentator, he did remarkably well in a crazy situation. He's clearly in a studio, presumably in the UK, but managed to maintain the flow of the commentary relatively stable while you can tell half his brain is working over time on what happened."
BT Sport at least showed a replay of the goal and to their relief, no goals were scored in that particular replay as Fiorentina relished an important victory and a goal to remember at the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium.< /p>
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