The situaitons which are explained, are only situations in which VAR correctly or incorrectly intervened or did not intervened, or did not intervene, in relation to the referees decision, according to the VAR protocol.
Anorthosis – Doxa, 91st minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : NO INTERVENTION
EXPLANATION :THE ATTACKER FELT THAT HE WAS SLIGHTLY TOUCHED BY THE DEFENDER, TRIED TO FORCE PENALTY KICK AND EASY FEEL DOWN.
REFEREE DECIDED THAT IS NOT OFFENCE, CORRECTLY . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND DID NOT INTERVENE CORRECTLY, ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL.
Olympiakos – Apollon, 25th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK
VAR : VAR NO INTERVENTION / NO HANDBALL - NO PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION : AFTER THE CORNER KICK , DEFENDER PLAYER PLAYED THE BALL AND AFTER THAT THE BALL HITS THE UPPER PART OF THE ARM , WHICH FOR THIS POSITION OF THE PLAYERS BODY MOVEMENT , IS IN NATURAL POSITION.
VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, AND DID NOT INTERVENED,CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL .
CONSIDERATION FOR NO VAR INTERVENTION ( NO HANDBALL) :
- ARM IN NATURAL POSITION
- ARM NOT MADE A BODY BIGGER
- ARM CLOSE TO THE BODY
- THE PLAYER ATTEMT TO AVOID THE BALL STRIKING HIS ARM
- NO EXTRA MOVEMENT OF THE ARM
Olympiakos – Apollon, 90th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION /OFR HANDBALL - PENALTY KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION : ATTACKING PLAYER TRY TO ATTEMT TO SHOOT AT THE GOAL AND HITS THE BALL WITH HEAD. DEFENDER PLAYER MADE A ACTION ,TRY TO BLOCK THIS SHOOT, AND THE BALL CLEARLY HITS HIS HAND WHICH WAS IN UNNATURAL POSITION AND MADE A BODY BIGGER. WITH THIS HAND / ARM MOVEMENT DEFENSIVE PLAYER TOOK THE RISK THAT IF THE BALL HITS HIS HAND IN UNNATURAL POSITION , BEING PENALISED . REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION AND DECIDES PLAY ON . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, AND INTERVENED, CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL . REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGE THE DECISION ,AND AWARDED THE PENALTY, CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION ( HANDBALL) :
- HAND / ARM IN UNNATURAL POSITION
- HAND / ARM ARM MADE A BODY BIGGER
- BALL CLEARLY TOUCHED BY THE HAND
ARIS – ENP , 72th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR NO INTERVENTION
EXPLANATION : THE ATTΑCHER WHO TRIED TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT IN ORDER TO PUT THE BALL IN POSSESION, RAN INTO A DEFENDER WHO WAS MOVING NORMALLY TO BLOCK THE OPPONENT AND THERE WAS A NORMAL CONTACT DURING WHICH THE ATTACHER FELL DOWN EASILY AND DURING WHICH THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER DID NOT COMMIT ANY ILLEGAL ACTION .
REFEREE DECIDED THAT IS NOT OFFENCE, CORRECTLY . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND DID NOT INTERVENE CORRECTLY, ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL.
ARIS – ENP, 79th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR NO INTERVENTION / NO HANDBALL - NO PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION : ATTACHER PLAYER FROM THE VERY SHORT DISTANCE KICK THE BALL IN HAND OF THE DEFENDER WHICH WAS IN NATURAL POSITION FOR THIS KIND OF BODY MOVEMENT.
VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, AND DID NOT INTERVENED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL .
CONSIDERATION FOR NO VAR INTERVENTION ( NO HANDBALL) :
-HAND IN NATURAL POSITION
-HAND CLOSE TO THE BODY
-NO EXTRA MOVEMENT OF THE HAND
-BALL HITS THE HAND
Karmiotisa - Akritas , 45+3 minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR : VAR CONFIRMATION / HANDBALL - PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION : AFTER THE CORNER KICK , BALL THAT BOUNCED OFF THE PLAYERS LEG AND HITS THE HAND WHICH IS DEFENDER MOVING TOWARDS THE BALL. REFEREE CLEARLY SAW THE SITUATION AND AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK , CORRECTLY VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, AND CONFIRMED REFEREE DECISION ,CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL .
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR CONFIRMATION ( HANDBALL) :
- HAND TOWARDS TO THE BALL
- SECOND MOVEMENT WITH THE HAND
-HAND CLEARLY TOUCHED THE BALL
Karmiotisa – Akritas, 68th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: OFFSIDE / NO GOAL
VAR : VAR CONFIRMATION / OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION : ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG AND AFTER THE GOAL SCORED , AWARDED OFFSIDE OFFENCE. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY.
AEL – Nea Salamina, 18th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : OFR – PENALTY KICK – NO CARD
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK – NO CARD
EXPLANATION : ATTACKER PLAYER KICK THE BALL FIRST, AFTER THAT THE DEFENDER PLAYER IN THE FIGHT FOR THE POSITION, CLEARLY TRIPS ATTACHER AND COMMITS A FOUL INSIDE THE PENALTY BOX . REFEREE MISSED THE TRIPPING AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE AND INTERVENED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL . REFEREE AFTER THE OFR, CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECTLY
