The situations 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.
APOLLON – NEA SALAMINA, 4th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: NO GOAL – OFFSIDE
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. 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. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
AEK – PAFOS F.C., 65th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW/ CANSELED THE GOAL- OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW: CANSELED THE GOAL /OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION : ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. 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. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
KARMIOTISSA - ARIS, 59th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION, ON FIELD REVIEW – NO PENALTY KICK – NO PUNISHABLE HANDBALL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED THE PENALTY
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER WITH A SLIDING START TRIES TO BLOCK THE BALL HIT BY THE ATTACHER. BALL HITS THE DEFENDER HAND WHICH WAS IN NATURAL POSITION AS A BODY SUPPORT . REFEREE AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK, BECAUSE OFHANDBALL OFFENCE, INCORRECTLY.VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FIND A CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR NO HANDBALL OFENCE AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION:
-HAND / ARM CLOSE TO THE BODY IN NATURAL POSITION FOR THIS KIND OF BODY MOVEMENT ( THE HAND SUPPORT THE BODY )
- NO EXTRA MOVEMENT WITH ARM
-ARM DOES NOT MAKE THE BODY BIGGER
