Referee in Serbia overturns decision after watching replay on fan's phone

VAR’s introduction to the world of football really did flip it all on its head.

Despite being around for a number of seasons now, the referee aid system still seems to be plagued by teething issues as authorities scramble to find the best way to implement it.

Of course, it has shown its immense value at times, working a treat to overturn some absolute howlers from referees.

However, the system itself has, in its own right been responsible for some truly awful calls in the Premier League and beyond.

It does, however, look like VAR is here to stay with more leagues and competitions adopting the system as it becomes more and more sophisticated.

‘Sophistication’ may not be the word you might use to describe scenes in a lower division game, said to be in Serbia, after the referee was convinced to change his decision by an onlooking watching fan.

How did said fan manage to pull this off? He simply showed the referee a replay of the incident in question that he had taken on his mobile phone.

It was a surreal moment as the fan handed the referee the phone for him to review the incident, with players and staff remonstrating around the official.

He then spent a significant amount of time staring at the phone, before seemingly changing his mind, much to the delight of the team in blue.

You can see the bizarre scenes in the clips below:

A referee in Bosnia-Herzegovina held a “VAR review” on a fan's phone..Only in BIH