Jordan Pickford save: Why didn't ITV show replay? Real reason revealed
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The England goalkeeper stretched to reach Mateus Uribe’s long-range volley and got enough on it to force it onto the bar and out for a corner. England’s resistance however was breached as Yerry Mina scored a stoppage time equaliser to send the tie to extra time. Eric Dier scored the winning penalty after Pickford had pulled off another brilliant stop when Carlos Bacca stepped up from 12 yards. But Pickford’s first stop was arguably the save of the tournament, but ITV viewers were left unsure of what had happened as it failed to show a replay.
REUTERS Jordan Pickford save: Jordan Pickford made a spectacular save in the final minutes
Why did ITV not show a replay of Pickford’s save? It is understood TV broadcasters are under pressure to NOT miss ANY of the action. Pickford’s stop to Uribe’s thunderbolt resulted in a corner and, at that stage of the game, Colombia were desperate to get the ball back in play. So Colombia’s speed to take the corner resulted in ITV being unable to wait for the replay, and as with dramatic sporting events, the story moved on at lightning speed. Colombia whipped the corner in and Mina towered above England’s defenders to take it into extra time. Pickford was the hero anyway after his save from Bacca allowed Dier the chance to win the match and send England into the quarter-finals.
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