Well that was a strange moment.
Confusion reigned in the first half of Manchester City’s FA Cup fourth round clash at Cardiff City on Sunday afternoon.
Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after just eight minutes with a genius free kick as he anticipated the entire Cardiff wall’s jump and slid the ball under their studs and into the back of the net.
It was starting to look like a long day at the office for the hosts as Pep Guardiola’s side continued to rampage forward at will.
The visitors seemed to take a 2-0 lead when Bernardo Silva rocketed home an unsaveable strike into the top right corner of the goal and began celebrating the breathing room he’d just put between the sides.
Bernardo Silva has just almost broke the net to make it 2-0 to Manchester City but the linesman and referee have ruled it out, for absolutely no reason what so ever.
? disallowed. pic.twitter.com/ngr7NN8URA
— Now Football (@Now__Football) January 28, 2018
Great goal, right?
Wrong!
The linesman’s flag bizarrely went up and when referee Lee Mason went over to consult his assistant, asking why the goal should be disallowed, he was convinced to rule out the terrific strike.
The rationale for disallowing the goal was that Leroy Sane was adjudged to have been in an offside position (which he definitely wasn’t) and interfering with play (which he definitely wasn’t).
Well clear from offside! Unreal finish from Bernardo Silva. pic.twitter.com/C2Xvh3Sokm
— The Invisible Man (@InvisibleManMC) January 28, 2018
Nobody had a bloody clue what was going on as the BBC commentary team initially noted that the referee had overruled his linesman’s decision and began discussing the 2-0 scoreline, despite the fact that the game was restarted via a Cardiff free kick rather than a kick-off from the centre circle.
With VAR not in use for the game, technology couldn’t be blamed for the bizarre decision.
😂😂😂😂 what the fuck is going on there?! #CARMCI
— Rich Smith (@RichSmiiSmith) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/SamWhyte_/status/957651187989401600
https://twitter.com/BeaumontJame/status/957651181542821888
https://twitter.com/LiamWhite2/status/957651165054939136
Anyone got any idea of what's going on in this match #CarMci
— Chris Wright (@chris76wright) January 28, 2018
Who is having more of a nightmare… the linesman, referee, TV commentator or BBC coverage #shocking #CARMCI
— Richard Frediani (@BBCFrediani) January 28, 2018
What the fuck is going on? #CARMCI
— Daniel White (@dantwopointfive) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheTomMolloy/status/957651543712567298
What happened there…? 👀 #CARMCI
— Jade Russell (@Jade_Russell) January 28, 2018
Someone explain what’s going on with the second goal for Man City? Shouldn’t it be a goal? #CARMCI
— Scott Dobson (@the_owll) January 28, 2018
