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.
OMONOIA – DOXA, 90th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW/ CANSELED THE GOAL- OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW: CANSELLED 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
PAFOS F.C.- APOLLON, 46th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: VAR COMFIRMATION
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER PLAYER( No 23) GETS THE BALL FIRST AND HAD A CLEAR POSSESION OF THE BALL IN THE PENALTY BOX . DEFENDER PLAYER (No 20) TRIPPING THE ATTACKER WITH HIS LEG AND PUSHES HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE ARM ,BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ATTACKER FALLS. REFEREE FROM HIS GREAT POSSITION AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK , CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
PAFOS – APOLLON, 56th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW/ CANSELLED THE GOAL- OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW: CANSELLED 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
ANORTHOSIS – AEK, 16th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION , ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK – HANDBALL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER PLAYER SHOOTS ON GOAL. DEFENDER PLAYER BLOCKED THE SHOOT WITH CLEAR HAND OUT OF THE BODY. BALL HITS THE HAND OF THE DEFENDER AND AFTER THAT THE GOALKEEPER KICK THE BALL OUT OF THE PITCH. REFEREE AWARDED THE CORNER KICK. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR HANDBALL OFFENCE AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL , CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION:
-HAND / ARM OUT OF THE BODY MADE THE BODY BIGGER
-HAND IN UNNATURAL POSITION
-BALL CLEARLY HITS THE HAND
NEA SALAMINA – ENP, 75th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – FOUL IN APP / CANSELLED THE GOAL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED THE GOAL / FOUL FOR DEFENDER PLAYER/ YELLOW CARD FOR ATTACKER NO 5
EXPLANATION : DEFENDER PLAYER ( No 25) AND ATTACKER PLAYER (No 5) JUMPING TRYING TO PLAY THE BALL IN THE PENALTY BOX. ATTACKER PLAYER CLEARLY USE HIS ELBOW IN RECLESS MANNER AND HIT THE DEFENDER IN THE FACE. IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE ACTION, THE ATTACKING TEAM ( NEA SALAMINA ) SCORED THE GOAL. REFEREE AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FOUL FOR DEFENDER IN APP AND INVITED REFEREE FOR ON FIELD REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP, CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGE THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
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AEL - APOEL, 80th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION , ON FIELD REVIEW, PENALTY KICK – HANDBALL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: NO PENALTΥ
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER PLAYER WHO WAS BEHIND THΕ DEFENDER PLAYER, PLAYED THE BALL WHICH HITS THE DEFENDER PLAYER HAND. REFEREE DECIDED TO PLAY ON, CORRECTLY VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND DECIDED TO INTERVENE BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE, INCORRECTLY.REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW STOOD BY HIS INITIAL DECISION THAT THIS HANDBALL IS NOT PUNISHABLE, CORRECTLY
CONSIDERATION FOR ΝΟ HANDBALL OFFENCE:
-HAND IN NATURAL POSITION
-NOT ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT WITH THE HAND
-UNEXPECTED BALL FROM THE OPPONENT
ARIS - AKRITAS, 49th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK + YELLOW CARD
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION/ ON FIELD REVIEW – RED CARD ( DOGSO)
REFEREE AFTER OFR: DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD
EXPLANATION: REFEREE AWARDED DIRECT FREE KICK AND YELLOW CARD BECAUSE OF FOUL BY THE DEFENDER ΟUT OF THE PENALTY BOX. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTION ( POSS RED CARD - DOGSO). VAR INTERVENED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL AND AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW REFEREE CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR INTERVENTION:
-Distance between the attacker and the goal
-Direction of the attacker movement ( open path to the opponent goal)
-Direction of the ball and high possibility to have a control of the ball
-Location and the number of the defenders ( no possibility to prevent the attacker to try to score )
