Explanation of VAR situations from the 6th Cyta Championship match day of play offs and 8th match day of play outs.

Akritas- Nea Salamina, 90th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR  REVIEW – CANSELLED THE GOAL – INDIRECT FREE KICK – INCORRECT RESTART – KICKER TOUCHES THE BALL TWICE
REFEREE AFTER VAR  REVIEW: CANSELLED THE GOAL – INDIRECT FREE KICK
EXPLANATION: KICKER  TOUCHES THE BALL TWICE AT A FREE KICK  AFTER WHICH HIS TEAM SCOORED GOAL IN THE SAME ACTION. REFEREE AND COMPLETELY REFEREE TEAM ON THE FIELD MISSED THIS MOMENT AND ALLOWED A GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY .
VAR PROTOCOL – RESTART OF THE MATCH
The VAR must inform the referee if there is a serious misapplications of the Laws of the Game in relation to a restart which could to lead to match being replayed ( e.g. The kicker touches the ball twice at a free kick or penalty kick and a goal or penalty incident occurs). A „review“ is allowed for incorrect restart when the Law is wrongly applied for this kind on situation  as  follows:
-a player touches the ball twice at free kick and a goal  results
According to the VAR protocol this is a factual decision and accordingly the referee makes a decision based on the VAR information ( VAR REVIEW )
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Akritas- Nea Salamina, 57th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:  CORNER KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK – FOUL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  GETS A BALL  IN THE PENALTY BOX. DEFENDER  WHO WAS BEHIND THE ATTACKER ,  DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL, KICKED  THE  ATTACKER IN THE  LEG BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ATTACKER FALLS.  REFEREE   MISSED THIS SITUATION AND AWARDED A CORNER KICK, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE AND INTERVENED  ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED DECISION, CORRECTLY 
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ENP – Karmiotissa, 6th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:  DIRECT FREE KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD ( SERIOUS FOUL PLAY ) 
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : DIRECT FREE KICK + RED CARD 
EXPLANATION: PLAYER No 27 ( Karmiotisa ) STANDS WAITING FOR THE BALL WHICH COMES FOR THE DISTANCE , PLAYS THE BALL WITH RIGHT FOOT AND AFTER THAT THE PLAYER No 20( ENP) COMING FROM THE DISTANCE WITH AN OUTSTRECHED LEG ,  COMPLETELY MISSED THE BALL AND HITS THE PLAYERS KNEE ON THE LEG THAT IS ON THE GROUND,  WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND BRUTALITY.  REFEREE AWARDED THE DIRECT FREE KICK AND DID NΟT SHOW ANY   DISCIPLINARY SANCTION, INCORRECTLY. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS FOUL WAS A LARGE CUT AND PROFUSE BLEEDING OF THE PLAYER. VAR CHECKED THIS SITUATION AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL , CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION  FOR   VAR INTERVENTION  ( RED CARD – SERIOUS FOUL PLAY ):
 - excessive force
- brutality
 - full  speed  from the distance
- endangers the safety of opponent
- serious consequences for the player No 27
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Aris – Pafos, 84th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  GETS A BALL  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE APP   IN THE CORRECT MANER ( CLEARLY FIRST  TOUCHES THE BALL BEFORE THE CONTACT WITH DEFENDER ) AND IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE SAME ACTION , HIS TEAM SCORES A GOAL. REFEREE AWARDED A GOAL, CORRECTLY.  VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION ( POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP)   AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
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Olympiakos – AEL, 22th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW -CANSELLED THE GOAL – FOUL IN APP
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  GETS A BALL  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE APP   IN THE  INCORRECT MANER ( CLEARLY TRIPPING THE OPPONNENT   AND GETS A BALL) AND IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE SAME ACTION  HIS TEAM SCORES A GOAL. REFEREE  MISSEED THE  SITUATION AND AWARDED A GOAL, INCORRECTLY.  VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION ( POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP) FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE   AND INTERVENED   ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.  REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECTLY.
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APOEL – Omonoia, 4th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:  OFFSIDE
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK – HANDBALL  
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE FOLLOWED THE VAR PROCEDURE , DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION. IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE ACTION IN THE PENALTY BOX  DEFENDER PLAYER TRYING TO BLOCK THE CROSS BALL OF THE ATTACKER,  CLEARLY HITS   THE BALL WITH HIS HAND WHICH WAS OUT OF THE BODY .REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION. WHEN THE ACTION FINISHED ASSISTANT REFEREE RASED THE FLAG. REFEREE AWARDED OFFSIDE. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR HANBALL OFFENCE.  THEN PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING  TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER, THAT THE ATTACKER IN ONSIDE POSITION AND INTERVENED FOR POSSIBLE PENALTY KICK ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECLTY.
CONSIDERATION FOR  VAR INTERVENTION:
- HAND OUT OF THE BODY
- HAND MADE  A BODY BIGGER
-HAND  MOVED TOWARDS  AND STOPPED THE BALL
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