It wasnt a live bet. It was a bet made before the match started. I was just used to 1st half bets being graded after the half was over. Was unexpected to see and be told by support I would have to be more patient and then see it be graded after the game.
There's a weird quirk with Stake's odds provider: if you bet something pre-live (even if it's 1H or 1Q), it settles after the game fully ends. If you bet the same market live, then they settle as you would expect them to. If you ask for a sportsbook manager in support, I think they can help settle them quicker as long as someone is online.
It looks like Stake hasn't fixed their live bet system yet which is disappointing. The system needs a big performance improvement in my opinion. Both the casino and sports betting categories continue to lag like crazy even though it's been years since they launched.
If they continue giving these excuses without fixing these issues, they risk losing many punters in the long term. If they want to compete with the best like Pinnacle, Fairlay etc, they need to take care of these issues asap.
The sportsbook launched November 2019 IIRC so it hasn't even been close to a year, and Fairlay's UX is worse in almost every way.