(Dan Tri) - Striker Ronelu Lukaku is setting an unwanted record at Euro 2024 when he was denied three goals in just two matches for Belgium.
In the 64th minute of the match between Belgium and Romania in the second round of Group E of Euro 2024 on the morning of June 23, midfielder Kevin De Bruyne received the ball in the middle and passed it to Lukaku, who shot past goalkeeper Nita. Lukaku then celebrated wildly with his teammates, but the smile was quickly extinguished when VAR determined that the Belgian striker was offside. Lukaku's shoulder and knee were above the last player in the Romanian defense and the goal was not recognized by the referee. Lukaku was unlucky to have a goal disallowed due to being offside by just 2cm in the match between Belgium and Romania (Photo: ESPN). This is the third time Lukaku has had bad luck with VAR technology denying a goal, when in the opening match between Belgium and Slovakia he also had two goals disallowed. That was the match in which Lukaku scored in the 55th minute but VAR technology confirmed that Lukaku was offside. In the 86th minute, Snickometer technology, appearing for the first time at Euro 2024, continued to determine that player Lois Openda had committed a handball before Lukaku scored. "In the previous match, Lukaku was unlucky to be offside by about 2mm before scoring. In the second goal situation after that, I'm not sure if the ball touched Lois Openda's hand before passing to Lukaku. Today, he continued to be unlucky. Lukaku scored 3 goals but all 3 were disallowed. In addition, he had many other scoring opportunities but were denied by the goalkeeper or the opposing defender. I cannot explain his bad luck up to now," coach Domenico Tedesco lamented when witnessing the bad luck following his student. Meanwhile, midfielder De Bruyne spoke up to encourage his teammate: "For me, he scored three goals. Romelu had a great performance today, he was very generous and gave the ball to Youri Tielemann to assist the goal. For me, he scored three goals, whether they were recognized or not. He should have scored. When you talk about an offside error of about 2 cm, there is nothing to be disappointed about, he has had a great tournament so far." Belgium's victory over Romania made Group E dramatic until the final round when all 4 teams have 4 points after two matches and the chance of winning a ticket to the next round of 16 is the same.
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