Explanation of VAR situations from the 11th match day.

AEL –ARIS minute 32nd 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:DIRECT FREE KICK – RED CARD

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION:A GOALKEEPER CLEARLY PLAYED THE BALL WITH HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE PENALTY AREA IN A DOGSO INCIDENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE GAME CORRECTLY SHOWN THE RED CARD.

NEA SALAMINA- OMONIA 29 minute 10th      

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON  

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: AN ATTACKER KIKCED THE OPPONENT’S LEG INSTEAD OF THE BALL. NO OFFENCE WAS MADE BY THE DEFENDER. CORRECT DECISION MADE BY THE REFEREE AND THE VAR AS WELL. 

NEA SALAMINA – OMONIA 29M minute 39th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:YELLOW CARD – RECKLESS FOUL

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION  

EXPLANATION: RECKLESS FOUL CORRECTLY PUNISHED WITH THE YELLOW CARD. IT WAS A SLIDING TACKLE WITH LOW POINT CONTACT. 

OMONIA –APOLLON minute 9th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: GOAL 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR FOR OFFSIDE OFFENCE – GAINING ADVANTAGE

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: INDIRECT FREE KICK FOR OFFSIDE OFFENCE

EXPLANATION:AFTER THE CORNER KICK WAS TAKEN ONE ATTACKING PLAYER HEADED THE BALL WHICH WAS DEFLECTED TWICE FROM THE DEFENDING PLAYERS AND WENT TO THE ATTACKING PLAYER WHO WAS IN AN OFFSIDE OFFENCE. VERY GOOD AND ACCURATE ANALYSIS MADE BY THE VAR WHO CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR IN ORDER TO GET TO THE CORRECT DECISION.

OMONIA – APOLLON minute 90th +2    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK – ATTACKING FOUL    

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION:VERY GOOD ANALYSIS MADE BY THE VAR, USING ALL AVALABLE CAMERAS. THE BALL HIT PLAYER’S CHEST, CLEARLY NO HANDBALL OFFENCE.

PAFOS - APOEL  minute  74th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:DIRECT FREE KICK AND YELLOW CARD

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION:TACTICAL FOUL MADE BY THE DEFENDER. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE POSITION OF THE DEFENDERS AND THE CONTROL OF THE BALL IT CAN’T BE DEEMED AS DOGSO INCIDENT, SO CORRECT DECISION AND ACCORDING TO LAWS OF THE GAME WAS MADE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY –YELLOW CARD.

PAFOS – APOEL minute 90th +3 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: DIRECT FREE KICK AND RED CARD FOR DOGSO 

EXPLANATION:THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK FOR HOLDING BUT SINCE THE FOUL OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE PENALTY AREA AND ABOVE ALL BECAUSE IT WAS A DOGSO INCIDENT (DENYING OBVIOUS GOAL SCORING OPPORTUNITY) THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR IN ORDER TO ISSUE THE RED CARD TO THE PLAYER WHO COMMITTED A FOUL. VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE REFEREE AND THE VAR.