VAR thwarts Lukaku’s heroic role twice, who loses penalty spectacle against Liverpool

Liverpool have won the League Cup after a thrilling final. The goalkeepers claimed a leading role with spectacular saves, but the VAR also had its say in the crazy script, including a disallowed goal by Romelu Lukaku. After a penalty spectacle, substitute Kepa missed the decisive eleven meter.

The neutral spectator has not been bored for a second with the League Cup final.

In a crazy and gritty cup final, Liverpool and Chelsea eagerly gave way in the back. That created a laundry list of opportunities.

Eduard Mendy was the first to unpack with a world save on the attempt by compatriot Sadio Mané. Chelsea’s offensive line wanted to thank its keeper with a goal, but Mount, Havertz and Pulisic spilled with huge chances.

VAR spoils party twice for Lukaku

After a free kick, Joel Matip seemed on his way to the winning goal. The VAR saw that Van Dijk set too strong a block and spoiled the party. The Dutch defender tried it himself not much later, but again Mendy stood firm.

The last word in regulation time was for the new substitute Romelu Lukaku. Our compatriot deviated a pass subtly, but the Liverpool goalkeeper was also unbeatable.

The extra time was a real war of attrition. Right up the alley of Lukaku, who fought his defender, turned and scored. He was Chelsea’s hero for a while, until the VAR threw a spanner in the works.

Not much later, the VAR was again the Belgian’s troublemaker. Lukaku delivered an assist to Havertz, but the German was also called back for offside.

Kepa antihero in penalty spectacle

After 120 minutes there was not a single goal on the scoreboard: a miracle. And even during the penalty kicks, both teams did not give each other an inch.

Substitute Kepa was supposed to be Chelsea’s hero, but failed to make a single attempt from The Reds. Worse, the Spaniard missed his penalty. The result: 10-11 after the eleven meters and euphoria at Liverpool.

The VAR helps determine the script:

Missed giant opportunities on both sides:

  1. penalty kicks, 19h47 match ended
  2. 27-02-2022.
  3. † Missed penalty during penalty shootout by Kepa Arrizabalaga of Chelsea.
  4. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher. 10, 11.
  5. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah. 10, 10.
  6. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté. 9, 10.
  7. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Chelsea’s Thiago Silva. 9, 9.
  8. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Harvey Elliott of Liverpool. 8, 9.
  9. † Penalty scored on penalties by Chelsea’s Timo Werner. 8, 8.
  10. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson. 7, 8.
  11. † Penalty scored on penalties by Chelsea’s N’Golo Kanté. 7, 7.
  12. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Divock Origi. 6, 7.
  13. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Chelsea’s Antonio Rüdiger. 6, 6.
  14. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Diogo Jota of Liverpool. 5, 6.
  15. † Penalty scored on penalties by Jorginho of Chelsea. 5, 5.
  16. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. 4, 5.
  17. † Penalty scored on penalties by Chelsea’s Reece James. 4, 4.
  18. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold. 3, 4.
  19. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Chelsea’s Kai Havertz. 3, 3.
  20. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool. 2, 3.
  21. † Penalty scored on penalties by Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku. 2, 2.
  22. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s Fabinho. 1, 2.
  23. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso. 1, 1.
  24. † Penalty scored on penalty kicks by Liverpool’s James Milner. 0, 1.
  25. penalty kicks, 7:30 p.m. match started
  26. Liverpool get a free kick. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) took down Divock Origi. second extra time, minute 121.
  27. second extra time, minute 120. Substitution at Chelsea, Kepa Arrizabalaga in, Edouard Mendy out
  28. The linesman’s flag goes up: Timo Werner (Chelsea) was offside. second extra time, minute 116.
  29. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) can center with his left foot, but his shot is blocked. second extra time, minute 113.
  30. The linesman’s flag goes up: Kai Havertz (Chelsea) was offside. second overtime, minute 110.
  31. James Milner (Liverpool) is whistled back by the umpire. He went too far in on Jorginho (Chelsea). second extra time, minute 109.
  32. Reece James takes the corner for Chelsea. He drops the ball centrally in front of the goal. second extra time, minute 107.
  33. second extra time, minute 106 match started
  34. second extra time, minute 106. Substitution at Chelsea, Jorginho in, Mateo Kovacic out
  35. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz yellow card during first extra time, minute 107
  36. Yellow card for Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold during first extra time, minute 107
  37. Reece James (Chelsea) is called back by the referee. He went too far into Diogo Jota (Liverpool). first overtime, minute 104.
  38. Free kick for Chelsea. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) was holding Romelu Lukaku and the referee had seen it. first overtime, minute 101.
  39. Yellow card for Chelsea’s N’Golo Kanté during first extra time, minute 99
  40. N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is whistled back by the referee. He went too far into Andrew Robertson (Liverpool). first overtime, minute 99.

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