Lukaku is so unlucky: Raising his hand to ask for the ball is also offside, losing a goal for the third time
VTC News•23/06/2024
(VTC News) - Striker Romelu Lukaku had his goal in the match between Belgium and Romania disallowed because of an ill-timed forward move.
Romelu Lukaku scored again and then had his goal cancelled by VAR. This time, the number one striker of the Belgian team was penalized for offside after the situation of shooting into the Romanian team's net. In the 63rd minute, from a pass from Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku escaped and finished very well into the Romanian team's net. However, the joy still did not come to this player. After consulting VAR with semi-automatic offside technology, the main referee decided to cancel the goal of the striker born in 1993. According to the slow-motion image, Romelu Lukaku was offside at the shoulders, knees and toes. This was the moment Lukaku signaled to ask for the ball from Kevin de Bruyne. Unfortunately for the striker born in 1993, he stretched just enough to push 3 positions on his body over the offside line.
Lukaku could not hide his disappointment.
The Belgian striker's offside situation.
EURO 2024 is a very unlucky tournament for Lukaku. He was denied two goals in the opening match against Slovakia. In the 56th minute, Romelu Lukaku received a header from Amadou Onana. He tapped the ball into the net of goalkeeper Dubravka. However, after consulting VAR, the referee refused to recognize the goal because the Belgian striker was offside. In the 86th minute, Luis Openda tried to dribble on the left wing before passing back inside. Lukaku chose a good position before finishing successfully. However, once again, VAR denied the goal of the AS Roma striker. This time, Lukaku did not directly make a mistake, his teammate Lois Openda touched the ball in the previous situation. In fact, Lukaku plays a very important role in the tactical system of the Belgian team. Right in the match against Romania, Lukau had a very good assist for Youri Tielemans to shoot from a distance to open the score. In De Bruyne's goal, Lukaku's pressure caused the Romanian defender to miss his header, allowing the Man City midfielder to score the winning goal for Belgium 2-0. Thus, after the first 2 matches in Group E, Lukaku has made history as the first player to have 3 goals denied by VAR in just one EURO. In the final match, Belgium will face Ukraine and this is an opportunity for Romelu Lukaku to quench his "thirst" for goals.
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