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<p>Goal-line technology company Hawk-Eye apologized to the English Football League and Huddersfield Town. Controversy reigned across the leagues in England this past weekend, and that dipped down into the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/championship-tv-schedule/">Championship</a>.</p>
<p>The Huddersfield Town game against Blackpool was a cagey affair. In the end, Blackpool returned home as winners, 1-0. However, Huddersfield has a bone to pick with goal-line technology in its failure to secure a result.</p>
<p>In the second half, the Terriers thought it secured the leveler against the Tangerines. Yuta Nakayama appeared to score on a scramble following a corner at the two-thirds mark of the game. The referee did not award the goal, despite the Huddersfield players running away in celebration.</p>
<p>Referees wear watches synched to a goal-line technology software to provide instant feedback. Normally, when a ball narrowly crosses the line, the referee’s watch will buzz indicating a goal. This particular goal did not count, as a signal never arrived at referee John Busby’s watch. Busby, and the assistant referees in the match also failed to see the ball cross the line.</p>
<p>“Hawk-Eye can confirm that the ball was obscured from the goal-line technology tracking cameras as it moved over the line,” the company said in a <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12691175/huddersfield-and-english-football-league-receive-apology-from-hawk-eye-for-goal-line-technology-failure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Tuesday. “The position of the players, the goal post, and the goalkeeper impacted the cameras’ line of sight to the moving ball and as such, a decision could not be determined by the system.”</p>
<p>“We would like to reassure the football community that this was an exceptional edge-case occurrence,” Hawk-Eye continued. “We will continue to review standard operating procedures for such occurrence with the EFL and PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited).”</p>
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<h3>Goal-line technology steals equalizer from Huddersfield Town</h3>
<p>The issue at hand left the English Football League unsatisfied, just like the club. “The EFL is incredibly frustrated that a technology failure at Huddersfield Town and Blackpool has overshadowed a fantastic weekend of action on the pitch,” <a href="https://www.efl.com/news/2022/september/efl-statement-huddersfield-town-v-blackpool/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> the league.</p>
<p>Also, Huddersfield released a statement on the issue.&nbsp; “The Club welcomes a full investigation into how this occurred, as it clearly needs to be prevented from happening again for the integrity of the competition going forward,” <a href="https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/september/club-statement-goal-line-technology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the team.</p>
<p>“However, we remain incredibly frustrated as this investigation and acknowledgement does not help us at all regarding Sunday’s result.&nbsp; At a time where everyone at the Club is working tirelessly to secure points and climb the division, we have been let down badly by this system.”</p>
<p>The loss for the Terriers only compounds early struggles in their season.&nbsp; Huddersfield is currently 23rd out of 24 total teams in the Championship table.</p>
<p><em>PHOTO: IMAGO / PA Images</em></p>


In Huddersfield Town's game against Blackpool, a goal-line technology error denied the hosts an equalizer. The company since apologized.

Goal-line technology company apologizes for Huddersfield mishap

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Goal-line technology company apologizes for Huddersfield mishap