Yesterday's 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final once again exposed the flaws of the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system. 31-year-old Chile national team defender Gonzalo Jara lost his game rhythm so much in the 65th minute against the Germans that he resorted to street fighting actions. G. Jara, trying to take the ball from German national team forward Timo Werner, not only intentionally stepped on his foot, but also checked the strength of the footballer's jaw - he hit him strongly with his elbow. The referee did not catch this episode very attentively, so the video review system was used, but even the replay of the episode on the monitor did not convince the match referee - he only gave the Chilean a yellow card. This caused a huge storm of indignation on social media, as both experts and ordinary football viewers saw only a red card without any exceptions in this episode. It seems that the referee had a different opinion, and the VAR system once again showed that it is not as effective as it should be according to its characteristics.
After #VAR review for a possible red card, Jara only gets a yellow card for an elbow into Werner's chin. #Chile #Germany #CHIGER #ConfedCup pic.twitter.com/6PxvDgIKKN
— Jason Foster (@JogaBonitoUSA) July 2, 2017
