Explanation of VAR situations from the matches οf 9th match day (play-offs, A' group) and the 12th match day (play-offs, B' group) of the Cyta Championship.
OMONIA – APOEL minute 36th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: AFTER NORMAL FOOTBALL CONTACT WITH HIS OPPONENT AN ATTACKER FELL ON THE GROUND. THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW.
VIDEO ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ - ΑΠΟΕΛ 36ο λεπτό
NEA SALAMINA – ETHNIKOS minute 23rd
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: PRIOR TO AWAY TEAM GOAL A PLAYER WHO PASSED THE BALL TO HIS TEAM-MATE DIDN’T PLAY THE BALL WITH HIS HAND BUT WITH HIS BODY SO THE VAR CORRECTLY DIDN’T INTERVENE.
VIDEO ΝΕΑ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ - ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ 23ο λεπτό
DOXA – AEL minute 85th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER TRIED TO USE HIS ARM AS SUPPORTING ARM AND HE MANAGED IN FIRST INSTANCE, BUT THEN HE MADE HIMSELF UNNATURALY BIGGER, MAKING A BLOCK TO THE BALL, OUTSTRECHING THE ARM. IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION THE REFEREE MADE A CORRECT DECISION.
VIDEO ΔΟΞΑ - ΑΕΛ 85ο λεπτό
ARIS - PAFOS minute 6th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: ATTACKING HANDBALL
VAR:CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF DELYING THE WHISTLE PRINCIPLE. THE REFEREE WAITED THE OUTCOME OF THE ACTION AND THEN CORRECTLY, ACCORDING TO VAR PROTOCOL, WHISTLED AND AWARDED A DIRECT FREE KICK FOR THE DEFENDING TEAM FOR ATTACKING HANDBALL.
VIDEO ΑΡΗΣ - ΠΑΦΟΣ 6ο λεπτό
Explanation of VAR situations
Friday, 3 May 2024
