AEK -  APOLLON minute 36th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON  

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR 

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: PENALTY KICK 

EXPLANATION:A DEFENDING PLAYER, WITHOUT ANY INTENTION TO PLAY THE BALL, USING HIGH INTENSITY AND FORCE CHALLENGED HIS OPPONENT. THE VAR RECOMMENDED AN OFR AND THE REFEREE AFTER OFR CORRECTLY AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK.  

ETHNIKOS – OMONIA minute 90th + 10    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: CORNER KICK     

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

 REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: DEFENDING FREE KICK AND YELLOW CARD FOR RECKLESS FOUL

EXPLANATION: AN ATTACKER PLAYED THE BALL AND AFTERWARDS TACKLED THE GOALKEEPER WITH HIS STUDS. THE VAR RECOMMENDED AN OFR, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT AN OFR WAS NOT NECESSARY. ACCORDING TO VAR PROTOCOL THE VAR SHOULD INTERVENE ONLY IF A CLEAR AND OBVIOUS MISTAKE IS MADE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY.   

ETHNIKOS – OMONIA minute 39th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON       

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION:AFTER A CROSS A DEFENDER PLAYED THE BALL, IN HIS OWN PENALTY AREA,  AND THEN THE BALL HIT HIS ARM. SINCE IT WAS A DEFLECTED BALL AND THE PLAYER HIT HIMSELF THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW

APOEL – ENP minute 58th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

 REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: PENALTY KICK

EXPLANATION: A GOALKEEPER TRYING TO PLAY THE BALL TRIPPED AN OPPONENT. THE GOALKEEPER DIDN’T TOUCH THE BALL, THE ONLY CONTACT WITH THE BALL WAS MADE BY THE ATTACKER. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR FOR POSSIBLE PENALTY KICK, WHICH WAS CORRECTLY AWARDED BY THE REFEREE AFTER OFR. 

AEL – OMONIA 29 49th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:GOAL ALLOWED  

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: AFTER A CORNER KICK HAS BEEN TAKEN AN ATTACKING PLAYER CHALLENGED FOR THE BALL. HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL, NO OFFENCE COMMITTED, BECAUSE HE ONLY JUMPED IN THE AIR, HE DIDN’T INITIATE ANY KIND OF CONTACT WHICH SHOULD BE SANCTIONED. 

ARIS – KARMIOTISSA minute 46th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION: AFTER A CROSS INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA A DEFENDER PLAYED THE BALL AND THEN THE BALL HIT HIS ARM. SINCE IT WAS A DEFLECTED BALL THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW.    

ARIS – KARMIOTISSA minute 84th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION: AFTER A CROSS IN THE PENALTY AREA A DEFENDER HEADED  THE BALL AND THEN THE BALL HIT HIS ARM. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE PLAYER HIT HIMSELF THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW. ACCORDING TO UEFA AND CFA REFEREE COMMITTEE GUIDELINES THIS KIND OF ACTION IS NOT PUNISHABLE.