Carlos Corberan reacts to Huddersfield Town penalties VAR controversy in play-off final defeat

Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberan chose not to criticise the officials after his side had two strong penalty shouts turned down in the second half of their play-off final defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Referee Jonathan Moss ruled that Harry Toffolo had dived inside the box when challenged by Jack Colback and even went so far as to book the Terriers left wing-back, and VAR opted not to overturn the referee’s decision despite replays showing a clear touch on Toffolo’s ankle as he tried to skip over the challenge.

Lewis O’Brien then went down just inside the box after Max Lowe looked to have placed his shin firmly into the back of the Town man’s calf, but unlike the Toffolo incident there was no clear indication within the ground that the decision had been reviewed by VAR.

Asked about those incidents, Corberan said: “I didn’t watch them yet but the players that received these fouls were thinking that if they hadn’t received the foul they would have finished the opportunity to attack.

“But you have the VAR and the referee, and if they understand there is no foul, I can’t say anything. The only thing I can do is to accept it. I understand that with only one referee it is complicated but when you have the support of the VAR the possibility to make fair decisions increases, so if they understand it was not a penalty it’s because maybe they were not penalties.”

When pushed about it further, Corberan added: “I have been through the season without VAR and I don’t understand well what the process is. I don’t know if the referee needs to ask to review, I don’t know if the VAR can do something when they see, I don’t know if they can review action when the referee doesn’t ask.

“But if you have VAR and the referee and they