Explanation of referees decisions (9th match day)
Akritas - AEL, 67th 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
NEA SALAMINA - PAFOS, 45th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION /OFR – PENALTY KICK + OFFSIDE IN APP
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION : DEFENDER TRIED TO BLOCK THE BALL WITH THE SLIDING TACKLE AND THE BALL AFTER DEFLECTION OFF HIS LEG, CLEARLY HITS THE ARM WHICH WAS IN UNNATURAL POSITION AND MADE A BODY BIGGER . REFEREE MISSED THE SITUATION AND AWARDED THE CORNER KICK . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR THE PENALTY KICK AND ALSO FOR THE OFFSIDE SITUATION BEFORE THAT IN APP . VAR PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER .
VAR INTERVENED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL AND INVITED REF EREE FOR ON FIELD REVIEW TO SHOW HIM THE BOTH MISSED SITUATIONS ,THE POSSIBLE PENALTY AND ALSO OFFSIDE SITUATION IN APP. REFEREE AFTER THE OFR, CORRECTLY RESTART THE GAME WITH INDIRECT FREE KICK BECAUSE OF OFFSIDE OFFENCE.
VIDEO NEA SALAMINA - PAFOS 45'
PARALIMNI - OLYMPIAKOS, 76th MINUTE
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION -GOAL
EXPLANATION: AFTER THE DIRECT FREE KICK, THE ATTACKER PLAYER SKORE THE GOAL.
VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION FOR POSSIBLE HANDBALL FROM ATTACHKING PLAYER WHO SCORED THE GOAL. VAR FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THE BALL TOUCHED THE DEFENDER ARM WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THE ARM OF THE ATACHER PLAYER . THE BALL DID NOT TOUCH THE ARM OF ATTACKER. VAR CONFIRMED THE GOAL ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL , CORRECTLY
VIDEO PARALIMNI - OLYMPIAKOS, 76th MINUTE
DOXA - ARIS 53th MINUTE
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION /OFR - HANDBALL - PENALTY KICK + RED CARD
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK + RED CARD
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER TRY TO STOP THE BALL ON THE GOAL LINE AND HE PLAYED THE BALL WITH THE LEG IN THE BAD MANNER, AFTER THAT HE MADE A EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH HIS HAND AND CLEARLY KICKED THE BALL THAT WENT INTO THE GOAL, WITH HIS HAND. 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 AND RED CARD FOR DEFENDER, CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION ( PENALTY - HANDBALL AND RED CARD ) :
-ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT WITH HAND TOWARDS THE BALL
-HAND CLEARLY TOUCHED THE BALL
-DENYING THE OPPOSITE TEAM A GOAL BY HANDBALL OFFENCE
VIDEO DOXA - ARIS, 53'
AEK - KARMIOTISSA, 55th MINUTE
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION /OFR HANDBALL- PENALTY KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER AFTER THE DIRECT FREE KICK TRIED TO PLAYED THE BALL WITH HEAD . HE MISSED THE BALL WITH HEAD AND CLEARLY MADE A EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH HIS ARM AND PLAYED THE BALL WHICH CLEARLY CHANGED THE DIRECTION FROM THAT. REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION AND AWARDED A CORNER KICK. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR HANDBALL 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
-EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH HAND / ARM
-BALL CLEARLY TOUCHED BY THE HAND
- BALL CHANGED THE DIRECTION
VIDEO AEK - KARMIOTISSA 55'