Explanation of referees decisions (10th match day)
Anorthosis - Nea Salamina, 38th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION /OFR HANDBALL - PENALTY KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER IN THE PENALTY BOX CLEARLY TOUCHED THE BALL WITH HIS ARM WHICH WAS OUT OF THE BODY IN UNNATURAL POSITION. REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON. 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
-ARM MADE A BODY BIGGER
-BALL CLEARLY TOUCHED BY THE ARM
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Anorthosis - Nea Salamina, 90th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL KICK
VAR: VAR NO INTERVENTION
CORRECT DECISION : OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ATTACHING PLAYER WHO WAS IN OFFSIDE POSITION IN THE MOMENT WHEN HIS TEAM MATE PLAYED THE BALL, CLEARLY ATTEMPTING TO PLAY THE BALL AND MAKING A OBVIOUS ACTION WHICH WAS AΝ INTEREFERING OF OPPONENT. ASSISTANT REFEREE MISSED THE OFFSIDE OFFENCE AND DID NOT RASE THE FLAG THE BOTH PLAYERS, DEFENDER AND ATACHER USED HANDS IN THE NORMAL FOOTBALL CONTACT IN THE BATTLE FOR THE POSITION, DEFENDER PLAYER PLAYED THE BALL WITH THE TOP OF THE SHOE BEFORE FELL ON THE GROUND TOGETHER WITH THE ATTACKER PLAYER. REFEREE DID NOT AWARDED THE PENALTY, CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, AND DID NOT INTERVENE CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL.
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AEL - PAFOS F.C., 45th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: OFFSIDE / NO GOAL
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW – GOAL – ONSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW : GOAL
EXPLANATION : ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG AND AFTER THE GOAL SCORED , AWARDED OFFSIDE OFFENCE, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL , CORRECTLY. THE REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGE THE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY.
AEL - PAFOS F.C., 23th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION, ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION : DEFENDER PLAYER JUMP WITH ATTACHAKER IN THE FIGHT FOR THE BALL CLEARLY USES HIS ELBOW IN A ILLEGAL MANNER, KICK ATTACHER IN THE FACE WHICH WAS A REASON BECOUSE ATTACHER FELL TO THE GROUND . REFEREE MISSED THIS OFFENCE AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION ,FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY .REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGE THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
Consideration for VAR intervention :
-Defender did not play the ball
-reclles tackle
-clearly movement with elbow to the face
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Olympiakos - Doxa, 23th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION /VAR REVIEW - DIRECT FREE KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER VAR REVIEW REVIEW : DIRECT FREE KICK
EXPLANATION : REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK BECAUSE OF THE FOUL ( TRIPPING) FROM THE DEFENDER PLAYER . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION , FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT FOUL WAS OUT SIDE OF THE PENALTY BOX AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION :
-FOUL OUTSIDE OF THE PENALTY BOX
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Olympiakos - Doxa, 35th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION /ON FIELD REVIEW - HANDBALL - PENALTY KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER JUMP FRONT OF THE ATTACHER PLAYER AND TRIED TO PLAYED THE BALL WITH THE HEAD. HE MISSED THE BALL WITH HEAD AND MADE A SMALL EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH HIS ARM WHICH CLEARLY TOUCHED THE BALL. ARM / HAND WAS CLEARLY OUT OF THE BODY. REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND A 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 OUT OF THE BODY
-EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH HAND / ARM
- BALL CLEARLY TOUCHED BY THE HAND
-BALL CHANGED THE DIRECTION
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Olympiakos - Doxa, 80th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR : VAR NO INTERVENTION , PENALTY CONFIRMED
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER TRIED TO PLAY THE BALL WHICH FELL FROM THE AIR, WITH HIS HEAD. HE MISSED THE BALL, AND AFTER THE BALL BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND CLEARLY TOUCHED THE ARM OF DEFENDER PLAYER, WHICH WAS CLEARLY OUT OF THE BODY MAKING THE BODY BIGGER. REFEREE AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK, BECAUSE OF HANDBALL OFFENCE. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND FOLLOWING THE VAR PROTOCOL INSTRUCTION NO CLEAR AND OBVIOUS MISTAKE, DID NOT INTERVENED CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR NO VAR INTERVENTION:
-HAND / ARM OUT OF THE BODY MADE A BODY BIGGER
-BALL CLEARLY TOUCHED BY THE HAND
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