CTA probes Basque derby penalty over possible error
The committee is checking whether the Kinexon ball chip may have fallen out of sync with the footage, and whether Aritz Aramburu touched the ball before Nico Williams.
The CTA's technical committee is reviewing this Monday the penalty in the Basque derby that gave Athletic Club their second goal against Real Sociedad. According to Mundo Deportivo, the penalty was awarded for a foul on Nico Williams and was not corrected from the VOR room, where Carlos del Cerro Grande was stationed.
The possible error lies in the Kinexon chip built into the ball, which detects any contact and is synced with the broadcast images. According to those images, Aritz Aramburu never touches the ball, but a desynchronization between ball and footage could have occurred. If the Real Sociedad defender did touch it first, there would have been no penalty.
The CTA says it is investigating to clear everything up and leave no room for doubt.
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