ARIS -  ENP minute 87th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: GOAL ALLOWED 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR FOR POSSIBLE FOUL IN APP

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER INFORMATION RECEIVED FORM THE VAR: DEFENDING DIRECT FREE KICK

EXPLANATION:AFTER A GOAL WAS SCORED, THE VAR CHECKED THE APP AND ESTABLISHED THAT A TEAM COMMITTED A RECKLESS FOUL WHEN GAINING A POSSESSION OF THE BALL. ACCORDING TO VAR PROTOCOL THE VAR RECOMMENDED AN OFR AND THE REFEREE AFTER SEEING THE INCIDENT CORRECTLY DISALLLOWED THE GOAL. 

ETHNIKOS – PAFOS minute 47th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON      

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION: NORMAL FOOTBALL CONTACT BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS CHALLENGING FOR THE BALL.

ETHNIKOS – PAFOS minute 64th    

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

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION:EVEN THOUGH A PLAYER PLAYED THE BALL HE SHOULDN’T DISREGARD THE SAFETY OF HIS OPPONENT WHO WAS IN FRONT OF HIM. CONSIDERING THE PLAYER’S SPEED AND THE POINT OF CONTACT THIS TACKLE SHOULD BE DEEMED AS RECKLESS FOUL. YELLOW CARD WAS CORRECTLY SHOWN.

AEL – KARMIOTISSA minute 45th+2 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

 REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR:PENALTY KICK AND YELLOW CARD

EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER PLAYED THE BALL WITH HIS ARM WHICH WAS OUTSTRECHED, MAKING HIMSELF BIGGER. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR AND THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK. THE YELLOW CARD IN THIS PENALTY KICK INCIDENT WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE IT WAS A SHOT ON GOAL AND THIS ACTION, ACCORDING TO LAWS OF THE GAME,  IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED AS SPA. 

NEA SALAMINA – APOLLON  90th +3

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: DROPPED BALL

EXPLANATION:THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK FOR HANDBALL. SINCE THE FOOTAGE CLEARLY PROVES THAT NO HANDBALL OFFENCE OCCURRED THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR. AFTER THE OFR THE REFEREE CORRECTLY RESTARTED THE MATCH WITH THE DROPPED BALL.