PEC Zwolle to take their case about disallowed goal to international rules organization

PEC Zwolle is going to the international football rules organization IFAB in an attempt to have their wrongly disallowed goal in the 1-1 draw with RKC Waalwijk last month to be awarded anyway. The 13th-placed team in the Eredivisie first made an attempt for this with the Dutch football association, the KNVB, but they were unsuccessful.

A late goal from PEC player Nick Fichtinger was disallowed a month ago with a 1-1 scoreline because the virtual assistant referee had seen an offside during the corner that led to the goal. However, this is against the rules as a player cannot be offside from a corner, the KNVB quickly admitted the same.

This led to PEC asking the football association to replay the rest of the match with a 2-1 lead for the club from Zwolle. However, the KNVB did not agree to this.

“On Tuesday night, PEC Zwolle contacted The International Football Association Board (IFAB) and submitted an official protest against the wrongful use of the rules by the referee.” The club has also “requested that the situation be looked at and for the match to be restarted with a 1-2 scoreline.”

RKC Waalwijk is currently bottom of the Eredivisie table and is in a fight to avoid relegation to the second division. They have eight points and are six points behind Sparta Rotterdam, who are in the relegation play-off spot.

PEC also still needs the points, as they are six points ahead of Sparta. There are 17 matches remaining in the Eredivisie season.