Explanation of referees decisions (1st match day, 2nd phase)

Thursday, 16 March 2023
Explanations from the Cyprus Referee Commitee, regarding to the Referees team decisions from the 1st round (B' phase) of Cyprus Cyta Championship. 

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. 

AEK – APOLLON, 5th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON 
VAR :VAR INTERVENTION – ON FIELD REVIEW – DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD 
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD
EXPLANATION : PLAYER No 7 (AEK) FROM THE BEHIND CLEARLY TACKLE A PLAYER No 25 ( APOLLON ) IN THE CALF  WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND  BRYTALITY THAT ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OF OPPONNENT.   VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE AND  INTERVENED   ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY .
CONSIDERATION FOR INTERVENTION ( RED CARD):
-FULL STUDS IN THE CALF
 -ENDAGERS SAFETY OF OPPONENT
-EXCESSIVE FORCE
-BRUTALITY
VIDEO ΑΕΚ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ 5ο λεπτό

AEL – OLYMPIAKOS, 50th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK 
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW  – DIRECT FREE KICK + YELLOW CARD
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : DIRECT FREE KICK + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER   TRIES TO PLAY THE BALL , DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL AND TRIPPING THE ATTACKER . REFEREE FROM HIS POSITION AWARDED THE PENALTY BECAUSE  OF OFFENCE IN THE PENALTY BOX, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT CONTACT WAS OUTSIDE  OF THE PENALTY AREA AND  INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.  REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECTLY.
VIDEO ΑΕΛ - ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ 50ο λεπτό

Pafos F.C. – Άρης, 14th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION
: PENALTY KICK  
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION  
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER GETS THE BALL   IN THE PENALTY BOX . DEFENDER  PLAYER FROM THE BEHIND KICKS  THE ATTACKER IN THE  LEG  ,WITHOUT  TOUCH THE BALL , AND  TRIPPING HIM .  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.
VIDEO ΠΑΦΟΣ - ΑΡΗΣ 14ο λεπτο

Pafos F.C. – Aris, 24th minute

REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK  
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION  
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  HAD A CLEAR POSSESION OF THE BALL  IN THE PENALTY BOX . DEFENDER  PLAYER TRIED TO PLAY THE BALL, DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL AND  TRIPPING THE ATTACKER BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ATTACKER FALLS.  REFEREE   AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK , CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
VIDEO ΠΑΦΟΣ - ΑΡΗΣ 24ο λεπτό

Pafos F.C. – Aris, 38th 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

VIDEO ΠΑΦΟΣ - ΑΡΗΣ 38ο λεπτό

Pafos F.C. – Aris, 78th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL  
VAR :
VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW  – CANSELLED THE GOAL / OFFSIDE  
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD 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



Omonoia - APOEL, 53th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:
PLAY  ON
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER SHOOT ON GOAL AND THE BALL HITS THE DEFENDER PLAYER IN  HIS   ARM  WHICH WAS CLOSE TO THE BODY  AND IN NATURAL POSITION . REFEREE DECIDED TO PLAY ON. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE AND DID NOT  INTERVENED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL.
CONSIDERATION FOR  NO INTERVENTION:
-THE HAND CLOSE TO THE BODY
-ARM  NOT  MADE A BODY BIGGER
-ARM IN NATURAL POSITION

VIDEO ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ - ΑΠΟΕΛ, 53ο λεπτό

Omonoia - APOEL, 60th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: DIREKT FREE KICK – NO GOAL 
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION/ INFORMATION – OFFSIDE IN APP
EXPLANATION:  ATTACKER No 81 SCORES THE GOAL. REFEREE FOLLOWED THE VAR PROCEDURE DELAY THE WHISTLE AND AFTER THE GOAL SCORED DECIDED TO CANSELED THE GOAL BECAUSE OF THE ATTACKING FOUL FROM PLAYER NO. 11.  VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING  TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER. VAR INFORMED THE REFEREE THAT THE GOAL SCORER WAS IN OFFSIDE AND THE GOAL WAS NOT REGULAR ANYWAY.   

VIDEO ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ - ΑΠΟΕΛ 60ο λεπτό

Anorthosis – Doxa, 56th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:
PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD ( 2nd YELLOW CARD)
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION 
EXPLANATION:
ATTACKER  PLAYER GETS THE BALL FIRST IN THE PENALTY BOX.  DEFENDER  PLAYER WHO IS TRIES  TO PLAY THE BALL, DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL AND HITS  THE ATTACKER IN THE FOOT , BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ATTACKER FALLS. REFEREE FROM HIS  VERY GOOD  POSSITION  AWARDED THE PENALTY KIICK , CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.

VIDEO ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ - ΔΟΞΑ 56ο λεπτό

Anorthosis – Doxa, 57th minute

REF INITIAL DECISION
: PLAY ON 
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR  REVIEW – PENALTY RETAKEN
REFEREE AFTER VAR  REVIEW : PENALTY RETAKEN
EXPLANATION: DURING THE  TAKING OF PENALTY KICK, THE PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAM ENCROCMENT IN THE PENALTY BOX.THE GOALKEEPER SAFE AND BOUNCED THE BALL AFTER THE PK, DEFENDER PLAYER No 11 TOOK THE BALL  AND PLAYED. REFEREE DECIDE TO PLAY ON.  VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, INFORM REFEREE THAT  PENALTY KICK SHOULD BE RETAKEN , INCORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR NO VAR INTERVENTION:
- GOALKEEPER  WAS ON THE LINE  WITH ONE FOOT AND SAFE A BALL , CORRECTLY DEFENDER No 11 WHICH  WAS   INVOLVED IN ACTIVE PLAY AFTER THE PENALTY WAS TAKEN  ,  IN THE MOMENT WHEN THE   KICKER TAKES A PENALTY DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND WITH HIS FOOT INSIDE THE PENALTY BOX, SO NO CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR DEFENDER No 11 FOR ECROACHMENT
NOTE:  A PLAYER POSITION  IS DETERMINED BY POSITION OF THEIR FEET OR ANY PART OF THEIR BODY WHICH IS TOUCHING THE GROUND ( CLEAR EVIDENCE – STEPPING ON THE GROUND) . IN THIS CASE VAR MUST  INTERVENE ONLY WHEN THERE IS A CLEAR EVIDENCE  THAT A DEFENDER WHO IS INVOLVED IN ACTIVE PLAY, STEPPED ON THE GROUND IN THE PENALTY BOX.

VIDEO ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ - ΔΟΞΑ 57ο λεπτό

Karmiotissa – Enosi, 25th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK 
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – ON FIELD  REVIEW – PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD – HANDBALL
REFEREE AFTER VAR  REVIEW : PENALTY KICK  + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER PLAYER SHOOTS ON GOAL.  DEFENDER PLAYER BLOCKED THE SHOOT WITH  ARM WHICH IS   OUT OF THE BODY. BALL HITS THE HAND  OF THE DEFENDER AND AFTER THAT  GOES OFF THE FIELD. REFEREE AWARDED THE CORNER KICK.
VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR HANDBALL OFENCE AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL , CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR  VAR  INTERVENTION:
- ARM  OUT  OF THE BODY MADE A BODY BIGGER 
- BALL CLEARLY  HITS   THE HAND
- SHOOT ON GOAL

VIDEO ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ - ΕΝΠ 25ο λεπτό

Karmiotissa – Enosi, 33rd  minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD ( DOGSO )  
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – ON FIELD  REVIEW – DIRECT FREE KICK  + YELLOW CARD
REFEREE AFTER VAR  REVIEW : DIRECT FREE KICK  + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION: REFEREE AWARDED A DIRECT FREE KICK AND RED CARD FOR DOGSO OFFENCE. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR  NO DOGSO SITUATION AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY. CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION ( NO RED CARD –  NO DOGSO  ):
-location and number of the defender
-there is no possibility to score the goal

VIDEO ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ - ΕΝΠ, 33ο λεπτό

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