Explanation of VAR situations from the 10th match day.

OMONIA 29–ETHNIKOS  minute 10th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK 

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER WHO WANTED TO KICK THE BALL IN HIS OWN PENALTY AREA, INSTEAD OF THE BALL, KICKED HIS OPPONENT IN A CARELESS MANNER. CORRECTLY AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK.

OMONIA 29 - ETHNIKOS minute 90th +5    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON    

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION:THE REFEREE CORRECTLY ASSESSED THE CONTACT, IF THERE IS ANY,  BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA.

ENP- AEK  minute 67h      

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON  

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER CLEARLY PLAYED THE BALL IN FRONT OF HIS OPPONENT. VERY GOOD ASSESSMENT BY THE REFEREE TO LET THE GAME FLOW.

ARIS – ANOTHOSI minute 47th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:ATTACKING FOUL – STEP ON FOOT

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION  

EXPLANATION:VERY GOOD DECISION MADE BY THE REFEREE. HE APPLIED VAR PROTOCOL FULLY, ALLOWING TO THE TEAM TO END THE ACTION AND THEN CORRECTLY AWARDED A FOUL FOR THE DEFENDING TEAM.

APOEL  – AEL minute  37th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION:THE DEFENDER’S ARM IS OUT OF THE BODY,  NOT CLOSE TO THE BODY. THE REFEREE FOLLOWED ALL THE ACTION THAT LED TO THE HANDBALL INCIDENT AND AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK. 

APOEL – AEL minute 67th 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: AN ATTACKER WAS FASTER THAN HIS OPPONENT AND PLAYED THE BALL. THE DEFENDER MADE A CLEAR BODY CONTACT WITH HIS OPPONENT WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OF HIS BODY. CORRECTLY AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK.

OMONIA ARADIPPOU – OMONIA NICOSIA 38th minute 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: PENALTY KICK

EXPLANATION:A DEFENDING PLAYER PLAYED THE BALL AND THE BALL HIT HIS OWN ARM. THE REFEREE MADE A CORRECT DECISION ON THE FIELD OF PLAY – PLAY ON, NO OFFENCE COMMITTED. THE VAR USED WRONG CONSIDERATIONS DURING HIS ANALYSIS OF THE INCIDENT AND RECOMMENDED AN OFR. ITS’ NOT AN OFFENCE IF THE BALL IS DEFLECTED FROM ANY PART OF THE PLAYER’S BODY OR THE PLAYER KICKS THE BALL TO HIS OWN ARM, LIKE IT OCCURRED IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE. CORRECT DECISION IS PLAY ON, SINCE THERE IS NO OFFENCE COMMITTED. ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS IF AN ARM IS RAISED STRAIGHT ABOVE THE HEAD.        

APOLLON – PAFOS minute 55th 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: NORMAL FOOTBALL CONTACT CLOSE TO THE TOUCH LINE WHEN THE ATTACKING TEAM GOT POSSESSION OF THE BALL. THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW AS WELL AS THE VAR WHO CORRECTLY CONFIRMED GOAL SCORED.

KARMIOTISSA – NEA SALAMINA minute 35th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION:NORMA FOOTBALL CONTACT BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS. THE REFEREE CORRECTLY LET THE GAME FLOW.