CHELSEA were denied an equaliser in the final moments of Saturday’s FA Cup final after VAR spotted an incredibly tight offside call.
The Foxes led 1-0 after a Youri Tielemans screamer at Wembley, which itself had to be checked for a potential infringement.
But Chelsea appeared to have denied them a first-ever FA Cup crown with the help of some penalty-area pinball.
Ben Chilwell was picked out on the left flank and bombed into the area, picking out cross at the far-post.
Leicester’s Caglar Soyuncu cleared the ball – only for it to ping into the net as Wes Morgan rushed back alongside the tumbling Chilwell.
The Blues defender celebrated a mad 89th-minute equaliser which was then ruled out in equally stunning scenes.
VAR checked Chilwell against Soyuncu for a potential offside and judged the Chelsea man to be millimetres offside.
Referee Michael Oliver then called back the play, sparking huge celebrations from the Leicester fans at Wembley.
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The despair was clear on Chelsea faces and Thomas Tuchel’s team failed to muster a fresh response as the game drifted away.
And the final whistle sent Foxes fans into raptures with a crowd of 21,000 allowed into Wembley.
Leicester supporters had witnessed four FA Cup final defeats before the club’s first triumph on Saturday.
I don’t know what is handball now or not. So I can’t comment and give my opinion and I don’t know why it’s okay.
Thomas Tuchel
Speaking after the 1-0 defeat, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel rued the disallowed strike alongside a Mason Mount effort that had been well saved by Kasper Schmeichel moments earlier.
He said: “We conceded a goal from nothing. It’s a fantastic goal and a lucky goal.
“We have a chance from Mason, an offside goal that was very close. We were unlucky today.”
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On Leicester’s goal, the German claimed that Ayoze Perez may have committed a foul in the build-up and criticised the handball law.
He said: “I didn’t see it. My assistant saw it on the screen on the bench and the players said it straight away that is was a handball.
“It’s the second time; there was a handball against Arsenal and VAR didn’t intervene.
“Today Leicester scored a goal but I’m not an expert in handball. I don’t know what is handball or not now. So I can’t comment and give my opinion and I don’t know why it’s okay.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
