Alisson used to be proven a crimson card after 25 mins for a fierce take on and every other in stoppage time for felling Ayrton Preciado as he tried to punch the ball, however on each events the referee consulted VAR and adjusted his thoughts.
“I feel this used to be the primary time this has took place within the historical past of soccer,” the Liverpool keeper stated.
“I feel that I acted correctly within the strikes and I feel my staff associates helped me so much, they have been incisive of their lawsuits to the referee. This displays as soon as once more the significance of the use of VAR in soccer.
“I’m proud of the VAR, if it wasn’t for the VAR we would were punished unfairly.”
Brazil took an early lead thru Casemiro and either side had already been lowered to ten males when Alisson used to be proven his first crimson card.
Felix Torres equalised for the house facet with a header quarter-hour from time after which Alisson used to be once more on the centre of controversy in stoppage time as Ecuador driven for a winner.
The Colombian referee, who had additionally rescinded a penalty award for Ecuador after consulting VAR, overturned the goalkeeper’s 2nd crimson card to the fury of the house lovers.
“I feel the draw used to be an even consequence as a result of neither of the 2 groups created enough probabilities to mention it wasn’t an even consequence,” Alisson advised newshounds.
“(Trainer) Tite asks us to be mentally sturdy at the pitch, to let the referee make the choices and for us to consider in our personal paintings.
“However in that sense, lately it used to be a recreation that used to be mentally truly tricky. We have been mentally very sturdy, and I feel once we needed to query the referee we did so on the proper instances.
“And VAR used to be used and we wish to underline how necessary that used to be as a result of those selections alternate the sport.”
Ecuador, who’re 3rd within the 10-team South American qualifying workforce, now have 24 issues, 5 forward of fourth-place Uruguay with maximum groups having 3 video games nonetheless to play.
