Explanation of VAR situations from the 4th Cyta Championship match day.
AEK – OTHELLOS minute 46th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: INDIRECT FREE KICK, OFFSIDE
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE FULLY APPLIED VAR PROTOCOL, DELAYING THE FLAG. AFTER THE GOAL HAS BEEN SCORED HE CORRECTLY RAISED HIS FLAG. VAR CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE PLAYER WHO SCORED A GOAL AND CONFIRMED THE DECISION MADE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY.
VIDEO ΑΕΚ - ΟΘΕΛΛΟΣ, 46ο λεπτό
KARMIOTISSA - ANORTHOSIS, minute 4th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: CHECK POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE
EXPLANATION: THE REFEREE ASSESSED VERY WELL THE INCIDENT IN THE PENALTY AREA, USING THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS: NATURAL POSITION OF THE ARM AND ARM CLOSE TO THE BODY, SO CORRCET DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. VAR CHECKED IT AND CORRECTLY CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION.
VIDEO ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ - ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ, 4ο λεπτό
KARMIOTISSA – ANORTHOSIS, 45th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE
EXPLANATION: SHOT ON GOAL, A BALL HIT THE DEFENDER'S CHEST AS HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A SAVE. THERE IS NO CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF THE BALL ENDING UP ON THE ARM, BUT EVEN IF IT HAD HAPPENED THE CONTACT OCCURS AFTER A CLEAR DEFLECTION AND THE ARM IS VERY CLOSE TO THE BODY, WITH THE DEFENDER NOT "MAKING HIMSELF BIGGER." EXCELLENT ASSESSMENT BY THE REFEREE ON THE FIELD - NO HANDBALL OR PUNISHABLE INFRACTION. VAR CHECKED THE INCIDENT AND CORRECTLY UPHELD THE REFEREE'S DECISION.
VIDEO ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ - ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ, 45ο λεπτό
KARMIOTISSA – ANORTHOSIS minute 86th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE
EXPLANATION: GOOD ASSESSMENT MADE BY THE REFEREE REGARDING POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE. HE USED THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS: UNEXPECTED BALL, THE BALL CAME FROM HIS TEAM-MATE, NO ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT MADE BY THE DEFENDER. VAR CHECKED THE INCIDENT AND CORRECTLY CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION.
VIDEO ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ - ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ, 86ο λεπτό
ARIS – PAPHOS , minute 15h
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR :POSSIBLE HANDBALL OFFENCE
EXPLANATION: VERY GOOD ASSESSMENT OF THE HANDBALL INCIDENT. CONSIDERATIONS: NATURAL POSITION OF THE ARM, ARM CLOSE TO THE BODY, NO ADDITIONAL – EXTRA MOVEMENT OF THE ARM.VAR CORRECTLY CONFIRMED THE REFEREE’S DECISION.
VIDEO ΑΡΗΣ - ΠΑΦΟΣ, 15ο λεπτό
Explanation of VAR situations (4th match day)
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
