Explanation of VAR situations from the 24th Cyta Championship match day.
AEL – APOEL minute 82th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: OFFSIDE
VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION AND INFORMED THE REFEREE THAT THE SCORER SCORED A GOAL WITH HIS ARM
EXPLANATION:A PLAYER IN AN OFFISIDE POSITION INTEREFERING WITH AN OPPONENT (GOALKEEPER) CLEARLY ATTEMPTING TO PLAY THE BALL AND MAKING OBVIOUS ACTION WHICH HAD AN IMPACT ON HIS OPPONENT. IN ADDITION, A SCORER SCORED A GOAL WITH HIS ARM, SO THE GOAL WAS CORRECTLY DISALLOWED.
VIDEO ΑΕΛ - ΑΠΟΕΛ 82ο λεπτό
PAPHOS – ETHNIKOS minute 86th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR FOR POSSIBLE PENALTY
REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION:A PLAYER IN ORDER TO KICK THE BALL FIRSTLY KICKED AN OPPONENT AND MADE A FOUL INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA.
VIDEO ΠΑΦΟΣ - ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ 86ο λεπτό
AEZ – OTHELLOS minute 56th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR:RECOMMENDED AN OFR FOR POSSIBLE PENALTY KICK
REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION:AFTER A CORNER KICK THE BALL HIT A PLAYER’S ARM IN THE PENALTY AREA. THE ARM WAS IN AN UNNATURAL POSITION, OUT OF THE BODY, ABOVE THE SHOULDER LEVEL.
VIDEO ΑΕΖ - ΟΘΕΛΛΟΣ 56ο λεπτό
DOXA – NEA SALAMINA minute 53th
REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR
REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: DROPPED BALL
EXPLANATION:REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK, BUT THE IMAGE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT A FOUL HAS NOT BEEN COMMITTED AND IF THERE IS ANY CONTACT IT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE ATTACKING PLAYER.
VIDEO ΔΟΞΑ - ΝΕΑ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ 53ο λεπτό
Explanation of VAR situations (24th match day)
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
