Explanation of VAR situations from the 8th Cyta Championship match day of play offs and 11th match day of play outs.

APOEL – AEK, 18th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK – FOUL
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  RECEIVES  THE BALL  IN THE PENALTY BOX  .DEFENDER  WHO WAS BEHIND THE ATTACKER ,  DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL, CLEARLY KICK ATTACKER LEG AND TRIPING HIM. REFEREE   MISSED THIS SITUATION AND AWARDED A PLAY ON, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE AND NTERVENED  ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.  REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGED DECISION, CORRECTLY.

VIDEO ΑΠΟΕΛ - ΑΕΚ, 18ο λεπτό

APOEL – AEK, 22nd  minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK
VAR: VAR  INTERVENTION  / VAR REVIEW – RETAKEN THE PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: DURING THE  TAKING OF PENALTY KICK, THE DEFENDER  No 17  ENCROCMENT IN THE PENALTY BOX. THE GOALKEEPER CORRECTLY SAFE AND BOUNCED THE BALL AFTER THE PK, DEFENDER PLAYER No 17 TOOK THE BALL  AND PLAYED. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION , FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE AND  INFORM REFEREE THAT  PENALTY KICK SHOULD BE RETAKEN , CORRECTLY
CONSIDERATION FOR  VAR INTERVENTION:
DEFENDER No 17 IN THE MOMENT WHEN THE   KICKER TAKES A PENALTY WAS CLEARLY WITH HIS FOOT INSIDE THE PENALTY BOX AND BECOMES DIRECTLY    INVOLVED IN ACTIVE PLAY ( PLAYED THE BALL)  AFTER THE PENALTY WAS SAVED .

VIDEO ΑΠΟΕΛ - ΑΕΚ, 22ο λεπτό

ARIS – APOLLON 31st minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR  INTERVENTION   / VAR REVIEW – CANSELLED THE GOAL – OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR  PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION  AND 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 - OFFSIDE VAR INTERVENED  ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION, CORRECTLY.

VIDEO ΑΡΗΣ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ, 34ο λεπτό

Aris – Apollon, 64th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: OFFSIDE
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW / NO OFFSIDE  – CANCELLED A GOAL - FOUL IN APP
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED A GOAL – DIRECT FREE KICK
CORRECT DECISION: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW –  ONSIDE – GOAL IS VALID
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER No 31 HAS A FULL CONTROL OF THE BALL. ATTACKER No 74 COMES FROM BEHIND AND TRIES TO TAKE A BALL, PUSHES THE DEFENDER BACK  CAUSES HIM TO FALL AND  PULLS THE ATTACKERS SHIRT FALLING TO THE GROUND. BOTH PLAYERS STAY ON THE GROUND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATTACKING ACTION. REFEREE ALLOWED THE GAME TO CONTINUE, CORRECTLY.
The ball comes into possession of the ARIS team and  after several passes they score a goal. Assistant referee followed the VAR procedure, delay the flag in the tight situation  and after a  goal scored, rase the flag, incorrectly. Referee awarded OFFSIDE, INCORRECTLY.
VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY AND USING  TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER -  ONSIDE,  THAN CHECKED THE POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP AND INVITED REFEREE  ON - ON FIELD REVIEW TO CANCELLED A GOAL BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP, INCORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW, CANCELLED A GOAL, INCORRECTLY.
VAR SHOULD HAD INFORMED THE REFEREE THAT GOAL IS VALID BECAUSE THE SCORER WAS NOT IN AN  OFFSIDE POSITION. VAR REVIEW – GOAL.

VIDEO ΑΡΗΣ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ, 64ο λεπτό

Doxa – Akritas, 69th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – PENALTY KICK – HANDBALL + YELLOW CARD
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER SHOOT ON GOAL  AND THE BALL  IN THE PENALTY BOX
CLEARLY HITS THE  ARM  OF THE DEFENDER PLAYER, WHICH WAS  OUT OF THE BODY IN UNNATURAL POSITION . REFEREE FROM HIS POSITION DID NOT SEE THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION , FOUND A 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 IN UNNATURAL POSITION
-ARM MADE A BODY BIGGER
 -BALL CLEARLY  HITS THE ARM  AND STOPPED THE BALL

VIDEO ΔΟΞΑ - ΑΚΡΙΤΑΣ, 69ο λεπτό

ENP- Olympiakos, 89th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION:  PENALTY KICK  + YELLOW CARD
VAR: VAR CONFIRMATION
EXPLANATION: ATTACKER  PLAYER  GETS A BALL  IN THE PENALTY BOX. DEFENDER  WHO WAS FRONT OF  THE ATTACKER ,  DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL, MADE A CLEAR MOVEMENT WITH HIS BODY TOWARDS THE ATTACKER AND KICK HIM IN THE CHEST  ,BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ATTACKER FALLS.  REFEREE   AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK AND YELLOW CARD, CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION  AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.

VIDEO ΕΝΠ-ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ, 89ο λεπτό