Explanation of VAR situations from the 8th Cyta Championship match day.
AEK – KARMIOTISSA 15th minute
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: CHECKED HANDBALL OFFENCE AND CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: AFTER THE BALL HAS BEEN PLAYED/DEFLECTED FROM ONE ATTACKER THERE WAS A CLEAR CONTACT ARM TO BALL FROM THE DEFENDING PLAYER. THE ARM WAS OUT OF THE BODY AND A PLAYER MADE A MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE BALL WHICH RESULTED IN A PENALTY KICK AWARDED.
ΑΕΚ - ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ 15ο λεπτό
AEK – KARMIOTISSA 45th minute
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: RED CARD – VIOLENT CONDUCT
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: A PLAYER IN ORDER TO GET A POSSESSION OF THE BALL PUSHED HIS OPPONENT AND MADE A FOUL. BOTH PLAYERS FELL ON THE GROUND, AND THE FOULED PLAYER, WHILE ON THE GROUND, MADE AN ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT WITH HIS LEG, KICKING HIS OPPONENT ON THE GROUND.THE REFEREE SHOWED HIM A RED CARD FOR VIOLENT CONDUCT.
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AEK – KARMIOTISSA 79th minute
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: RED CARD – SERIOUS FOUL PLAY
VAR:CHECKED ALL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SERIOUS FOUL PLAY
REFEREE'S DECISION AFTER OFR: YELLOW CARD –RECKLESS FOUL
EXPLANATION: A PLAYER CHALLENGED HIS OPPONENT USING MEDIUM INTENSITY AND SPEED. THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH HIS OPPONENT WAS WITH THE BODY AND NOT WITH THE STUDS. PLAYER WAS BENDING HIS LEGS IN ORDER TO AVOID THE CONTACT WITH THE OPPONENT’S LEGS. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INTENSITY USED IT SHOULD BE DEEMED AS A RECKLESS FOUL, TO BE PUNISHED WITH A YELLOW CARD. CORRECT OFR RECOMMENDED BY VAR.
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AEZ – APOLLON minute 74th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK
VAR: CHECKED EXACT POSITION OF THE FOUL
REFEREE'S DECISION AFTER VAR REVIEW: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED A FOUL – FOR STEPPING ON FOOT, BUT FAILED TO RECORGNIZE THE POSITION WHERE THE FOUL OCCURRED. VAR CORRECTLY INFORMED THE REFEREE THAT A FOUL HAS BEEN MADE ON THE LINE OF THE PENALTY AREA (THE LINES BELONG TO THE AREAS OF WHICH THEY ARE BOUNDARIES), SO THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK.
VIDEO ΑΕΖ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ 74ο λεπτό
PAFOS – OMONIA 10th minute
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: A DEFENDING PLAYER WITH HIS ARM CLEARLY OUT OF THE BODY, MAKING AN ADDITIONAL ARM MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE BALL, PLAYED THE BALL WITH HIS ARM IN HIS PENALTY AREA. CORRECT DECISION MADE BY THE REFEREE, CONFIRMED AS WELL AS BY THE VAR.
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Explanation of VAR situations (8th match day).
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
