APOEL – APOLLON, 6th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW – CANSELLED THE GOAL / ATTACKER HANDBALL OFFENCE IN APP
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED THE GOAL – HANDBALL OFFENCE
EXPLANATION: Attacker No 11 at the beginning of the action tried to stop the ball with his hand - handball offence and continuing his movement to defender players, making a pressure, ball comes to the defender who plays the ball in the penalty box where another defender who was in the pressure from the same attacker No 11, tries to clearance the ball. The ball comes to the attacker No 20 who score the goal. Referee did not see the HANDBALL offence and awarded the goal, incorrectly. Var checked the situation, found the clear evidence for HANDBALL offence and intervened according to the VAR PROTOCOL, correctly. Referee after ON FIELD REWIEW changed the decision, correctly.
VAR PROTOCOL EXPLANATION – ATTACKING POSSESSION PHASE (APP)
-A goal/penalty kick can only be changed if the referee made a clear error by failing to penalise a Law 12 offence which resulted in the attacking team taking possession of the ball: as a result of a challenge for the ball with an opponent.
In this particular case, after the attacker No 11 tried to stop the ball with his hand - handball offence according to the Law 12, he was challenging an opponents for the ball, making constant pressure on the defender players, so the action of the defenders can't be deemed as a control of the ball. The defending team gain / control possession of the ball when the defending team player «clears or plays the ball without being under any pressure of an opponent».
ΑΠΟΕΛ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ, 6ο λεπτό
APOEL – APOLLON, 89th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW – CANSELLED THE GOAL / OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : CANSELLED THE GOAL – OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
ΑΠΟΕΛ - ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ, 89ο λεπτό
Nea Salamina – Karmiotissa, 10th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW – CANSELLED THE GOAL / OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW : CANSELLED THE GOAL – OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY

Nea Salamina - Karmiotissa, 15th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – CANSELLED THE PENALTY – NO FOUL
REF AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED THE PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: THE DEFENDER No 24, TOUCH THE BALL FIRST BEFORE THE ATTACKER No 87 AND IN THE VERY MARGINAL WAY TOUCHED THE ATTACKER FOOT. ATTACKER USED THIS CONTACT TO FALL DOWN IMMEDIATELY. REFEREE AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK, INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND INTERVENED ACCORDINF TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
ΝΕΑ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ - ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ, 15ο λεπτό
Nea Salamina – Karmiotissa, 52nd minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR :VAR INTERVENTION – VAR REVIEW – CANSELED THE GOAL / OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW : CANSELED THE GOAL – OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY

Nea Salamina – Karmiotissa, 77th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR : VAR INTERVENTION / ON FIELD REVIEW – RED CARD – VIOLENT CONDUCT
REF AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: RED CARD
EXPLANATION: The player deliberately strikes an opponent on the face using the ball as a object. Referee missed this action and did not punish the offender. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND INTERVENED ACCORDIND TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW CHANGE THE DECISION CORRECTLY.
ΝΕΑ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ - ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ, 77ο λεπτό