You can't really though

You cannot tell the exact moment the ball was struck. I bet if you looked at the frames before and after the one they actually used they would all look like the moment the ball was just leaving the foot. Players can move a fair bit (certainly more than a few centimetres) between video frames so anything of such a small margin is well within the margin of error for the technology involved. One of the issues with VAR is that it gives an impression of certainty where none exists.

Posted By: mr carra on June 20th 2019 at 10:12:14

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No VAR for keepers coming off their line next season (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 20, 09:49:55
- Should (n/m) (Other Football) - King, Jun 20, 10:56:40
  - ...go back to those weird pelanties with the player starting on the centre spot (Other Football) - King, Jun 20, 10:57:24
    - robot keepers (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 20, 11:02:48
- I just think that's a bridge too Var. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 20, 10:05:21
  - 👏🏼 (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 20, 10:44:40
  - (I'll stop now) (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 20, 10:12:32
- VAR was applied badly last night (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 20, 09:56:36
  - It had teething problems in cricket though,and most were caused by the definitions (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 20, 11:25:12
  - Agreed (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 20, 10:04:19
  - If VAR applies the existing rules correctly, as I think it did, then it has worked (Other Football) - 702, Jun 20, 10:03:50
    - Yes, I broadly agree (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jun 20, 10:23:19
      - What do you dislike about the rule that penalised the keeper last night? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 20, 10:28:33
        
        isn't it simply that it's just a cruel way to meat out justice? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 20, 10:37:02
        
        Bloody veggies (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 20, 10:47:49
        
        It is cruel, but also, strictly speaking the law is being adhered to. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 20, 10:47:45
    - Would still like a time limit (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 20, 10:08:07
- Already different VAR rules for different competitions since some don't have it at all (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 20, 09:54:21
- Also didn’t realise that having one foot on the line (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 20, 09:52:34
  - Indeed. And they should spot it... it is not as if they won't have advanced (Other Football) - Pixelman, Jun 20, 10:03:44
    - The issue is the timing (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 20, 10:06:55
      - You can't really though (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 20, 10:12:14
        
        Yes, maybe not the exact moment (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 20, 10:16:55
      - There does seem to be an increasing appetite for VAR reviews to be at normal speed (n/m) (Other Football) - 702, Jun 20, 10:07:57
        
        Frame by frame seems a bit daft (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 20, 10:09:39
        
        VAR will undoubtedly evolve over the next few seasons, hopefully learning from cricket and (Other Football) - 702, Jun 20, 10:11:33
  - Isn't that actually a loosening of the rule for 'keepers? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 20, 09:59:23
    - What a farce (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 20, 10:09:45
    - Yes (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 20, 10:04:29

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