APOLLON - ETHNIKOS minute 10th    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON 

VAR: INFORMED THE REFEREE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PENALTY KICK AND ALSO ABOUT THE OFFSIDE OFFENCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE APP

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER INFORMATION RECEIVED FORM THE VAR: INDIRECT FREE KICK FOR OFFSIDE OFFENCE

EXPLANATION:SINCE THE PENALTY KICK WAS NOT AWARDED THE VAR CHECKED A POSSIBLE FOUL AND WHEN HE ASSESSED THAT A FOUL HAD BEEN COMMITTED THE VAR FOLLOWING THE VAR PROTOCOL CHECKED THE APP. SINCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE APP WAS AN OFFSIDE OFFENCE, THE VAR DESCRIBED EVERYTHING TO THE REFEREE AND CORRECTLY INFORMED HIM TO RESTART THE MATCH WITH AN INDIRECT FREE KICK FOR THE DEFENDING TEAM FOR OFFSIDE OFFENCE.

APOLLON - ETHNIKOS minute 32nd    

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK     

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION 

EXPLANATION:AFTER A TRIPPING INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA, THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED A PENALTY KICK.

ENP – AEL minute 23rd      

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK 

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION: THE GOALKEEPER STEPPED ON FOOT ON HIS OPPONENT. THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED A PENALTY KICK.

OMONIA ARADIPPOU – NEA SALAMINA  minute 76th 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:YELLOW CARD – RECKLESS FOUL

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION  

EXPLANATION: RECKLESS FOUL WITH LOW POINT OF CONTACT COMMITTED WITH THE STUDS CORRECTLY PUNISHED WITH THE YELLOW CARD.

OMONIA 29M – AEK minute  27th

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK 

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR:DROPPED BALL

EXPLANATION:A DEFENDER HEADED THE BALL AND THEN HIT HIS OWN ARM. SINCE THE BALL CAME FROM HIS OWN BODY THIS ACTION IS NOT PUNISHABLE. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR.

OMONIA 29M – AEK minute 58th 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:GOAL AWARDED

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: DIRECT FREE KICK AND YELLOW CARD FOR RECKLESS FOUL

EXPLANATION:AFTER A GOAL WAS SCORED THE VAR CHECKED THE APP AND IN THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTION/SAME APP, WHEN THE TEAM TOOK POSSESSION OF THE BALL, A CLEAR RECKLESS FOUL HAD BEEN MADE. THE VAR CORRECTLY RECOMMENDED AN OFR AND AFTER OFR THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED A FOUL AND SHOWED THE YELLOW CARD.     

OMONIA 29Μ – AEK minute 83rd 

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PLAY ON

VAR: RECOMMENDED AN OFR

REFEREE’S DECISION AFTER OFR: PENALTY KICK

EXPLANATION: AFTER A SHOT ON GOAL THE BALL HIT DEFENDER’S ARM. UEFA GUIDELINES IN SUCH CASES ARE VERY CLEAR: „A penalty kick should be awarded, unless the defender’s arm is very close to the body or on the body.“ IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, THE PLAYER’S ARM WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE BODY SO THE REFEREE N THE FIELD OF PLAY ASSESSED THE INCIDENT IN A CORRECT MANNER, AND AN OFR WAS NOT NECESSARY. NO HANDBALL OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED IN THIS INCIDENT AND NO OFR IS EXPECTED IN SUCH CASES (ARM VERY CLOSE TO THE BODY OR ON THE BODY) ACCORDING TO UEFA AND CFA REFEREE COMMITTEE GUIDELINES. 

PAFOS F.C – OMONIA NICOSIA minute 89th  

REFEREE'S INITIAL DECISION:PENALTY KICK 

VAR: CONFIRMED REFEREE’S DECISION

EXPLANATION:A DEFENDER TRYING TO PLAY THE BALL MADE AN UNFAIR CHALLENGE WITH HIS OPPONENT. THE REFEREE CORRECTLY AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK AND THE VAR CONFIRMED HIS DECISION.