Video: Player hits the crossbar but linesman calls it a goal

Herve Kage’s attempt at goal shouldn’t have counted.

During a Belgian Premier League match between KRC Genk and Lierse SK, Congo midfielder Herve Kage scored through a very controversial goal, that shouldn’t even be a goal in the first place.

Drifting in from the left side, Kage’s shot met against the bar, and despite videos showing clearly that the ball had bounced off the woodwork to hit the ground away from the goal line, the goal stood as the linesman called it a goal in the 66^th of the match.

Genk who were leading 1-0 before this goal, and eventually won the match with a 2-0 scoreline.

Image showing clearly how the ball was never inside the line:

An incident such as this ceases to be the reason on why the sport needs the goal-line technology.