COCA – COLA CUP MATCH

KARMIOTISSA – AYIA NAPA minute 3rd    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: PENALTY KICK

EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER, WITHOUT PLAYING THE BALLL, OUTSTRECHED HIS LEG AND TRIPPED HIS OPPONENT. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR. AFTER OFR THE PENALTY KICK WAS AWARDED.

ENP- ETHNIKOS minute 90th +2    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK AND RED CARD FOR SERIOUS FOUL PLAY    

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: A PLAYER COMMITTED A FOUL WITH LOW POINT OF CONTACT (OPPONENT’S FOOT), NOT HIGH INTENSITY AND SPEED, GENERALLY HE DIDN’T ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF HIS OPPONENT. IT WAS A RECKLESS FOUL PUNISHABLE WITH YELLOW CARD. IN SUCH INSIDENTS THE VAR SHOULD INTERVENE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE REFEREE’S DECISION. 

ARIS – NEA SALAMINA minute 34th      

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: DIRECT FREE KICK – NO GOAL

EXPLANATION:PRIOR TO GOAL SCORED IN THE APP (ATTACKING POSSESSION PHASE) AN ATTACKING PLAYER USED HIS ARM IN AN ILLEGAL WAY COMMITTING A FOUL. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR.  

OMONIA ARADIPPOU – APOLLON minute 16th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: INDIRECT FREE KICK – OFFSIDE OFFENCE    

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION  

EXPLANATION:GOOD EXAMPLE OF CORRECTLY APPLIED VAR PROTOCOL. THE ASSISTANT REFEREE DELAYED HIS FLAG FOR AN OFFSIDE OFFENCE. THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK FOR A FOUL INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA AND THE ASSISTANT REFEREE SIMULTANEOSLY RAISED HIS FLAG FOR AN OFFSIDE OFFENCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTION. THE VAR CHECKED THE OFFSIDE OFFENCE, CONFIRMED IT AND THE MATCH WAS CORRECTLY RESTARTED WITH AN INDIRECT FREE KICK FOR THE DEFENFIND TEAM. GOOD TEAM WORK BETWEEN REFEREE- ASSISTANT REFEREE – VAR. 

APOEL – ANORTHOSI minute 38th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:RED CARD     

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION  

EXPLANATION: VERY GOOD AND CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF THE GAME, LAW 12 – A PLAYER WHO USES OFFENSIVE, INSULTING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AND/OR ACTIONS MUST BE SENT OFF.

AEL – AEK minute 19th      

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: PENALTY KICK

EXPLANATION: A DEFENDER TRIPPED HIS OPPONENT IN THE PENALTY AREA. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR.  AFTER OFR THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED A PENALTY KICK.

KARMIOTISA  – OMONΟIA NICOSIA minute 87th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK  

VAR:RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: DROP BALL

EXPLANATION: A CHALLENGE BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS FOR THE BALL. THE DEFENDER CHALLENGING HIS OPPONENT FROM BEHIND,  PLAYED THE BALL AND DIDN’T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON HIS OPPONENT. CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR IN ORDER TO CHANGE PENALTY KICK DECISION. 

KARMIOTISSA –OMONIA minute 90th +6 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK  

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER VAR INTERVENTION: GOAL

EXPLANATION:THE REFEREE CORRECTLY APPLIED THE VAR PROTOCOL DELAYING HIS WHISTLE, BUT ONCE THE GOAL IS SCORED HE AWARDED A DEFENDING DIRECT FREE KICK. IT WAS A NORMAL FOOTBALL CONTACT BETWEEN TWO PLAYER, A FOUL HASN’T BEEN MADE SO THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR TO AWARD A CORRECTLY SCORED GOAL.