Monday morning VAR: Taking a look at the penalty call on Jack Elliott

I’m pretty sure I’ve consistently sided with the referee on these articles, but honestly, I’m not sucking up. All the same, referee Ted Unkel got this call right. This one is actually very simple: Jack Elliott tripped Richie Laryea.

Looking at it in slow-motion, Elliott actually does a good job of defending Laryea toward the outside of the Union’s penalty area. Elliott stays with Laryea step for step, and Laryea has nowhere to go. Then Elliott bites and tries to earn himself another tackle.

Elliott’s last step is actually a lunge, though it’s not that close to the ball.