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Waji scored with his hand but his coach forced him to admit it and saved the referee

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An incredible stage happened in the first half of the Europa Conference League match between Garabag and Marseille, after Ibrahima Waji scored with his hand, the referee counted the goal in the absence of VAR, but his coach forced him to concede the violation.

your confrontation rubbish with Marseille was in front of the goal for the French in the 36th minute, when o Ibrahima Waji sent the ball into Steve Madanda’s net for game two of the Europa Conference League Round of 16 playoffs. The visitors were immediately upset after the Senegalese striker used his hand, which referee Bartos Frankovski didn’t notice and couldn’t control in VAR as he’s not in the specific tournament.

The fierce protests of the French led to a mini-conflict with Azerbaijani players. In fact, Matteo Gentuzi followed the scorer everywhere, shouting “You’re a thief”. After a few minutes, Garabag’s longtime coach, Kurban Kurbanov, stepped in and told his player to… concede extra time. The 26-year-old forward told the Polish referee that he shook his hand and the decision was changed, leaving it 1-0 in Marseille’s favour.

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