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Hawk-eye system makes referee crazy
The hawk-eye system worked a bit too well in Dutch Eredivisie. Referee Danny Makkelie went crazy because of this new technology, which was used for the first time during a match in Dutch top league last weekend. The reason: nobody had thought about the youth players from home team Utrecht who were trying to shoot the ball on the bar during halftime, says AD Sportwereld, a Dutch newspaper. Every time the players shot the ball in the goal, Makkelie’s watch buzzed and the text “goal” was shown. Read more about how this system works. The goal-line technology system is turned on two hours before the match to test it. It…
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Goal-line technology works at Chelsea vs. Hull
It’s 2-0 for Chelsea in the game against Hull. Injury time and a corner kick had been awarded for Chelsea. Frank Lampard swings the ball in and a player heads it towards the goal. Goalie McGregor got the ball, but did it cross the line? The goal-line technology gives the answer: no goal. Correct decision. Check out the video from the situation. The quality is not so good, but all other video’s of the situation have been deleted. Read below how this system works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYBo_sjKU3g How does goal-line technology works in 6 key points Seven camera’s per goal detect if the ball has crossed the line or not. The referee…