Match Incidents Clarifications – Premier League Round 20 (According to the Laws of the Game)
Kaysar vs Ordabasy
Min 37 – Inside the away team penalty area, two players challenge for the ball. The attacker 27 jumps and heads the ball. Almost at the same time defender 25 also jumps trying to play the ball. When both players are in the air they touch each other with their heads because of both players’ movement. This was accidental contact, and no foul was made by the defender. The referee was close and with good position correctly allowed play to continue.
Incorrect intervention from VAR after having checked the incident, advising referee to an OFR, as the first analysis of referee was correct and no foul has been committed.
Incorrect final decision from referee after watching the incident, as he has awarded a PK and showed the YC to away player 25.
Min 45+7 – Inside the home team penalty area, two players challenge for the ball that was crossed inside the penalty area. Away attacker 7 was running backwards to head the ball and home GK was also preparing to receive the ball with his hands. There is normal slight contact between them because of both players’ movement and without any foul.
Correct no intervention from VAR after having checked the incident.
Correct final decision from referee.
Elimai vs Aktobe
Min 25 – Inside home team penalty area, away attacker 10 was running with the ball, when defender 5 coming from behind on a sliding movement, trips his opponent in the legs making him fall. The referee was close and immediately awarded the penalty kick.
Correct no intervention from VAR after having checked the incident.
Correct final decision from referee.
Min 50 – On a fast attack by the home team on the left side, home attacker 19 entered the penalty area with the ball controlled. Challenging for the ball, away defender 2 running behind trips the legs of the opponent making him fall. The referee, although close misses the incident and incorrectly allows play to continue.
Correct intervention from VAR after having checked the incident, inviting the referee for an on field review.
Correct final decision from referee.
Min 61 – Just on the edge of the home team penalty area, both defender 5 and attacker 10 jump to challenge for the ball. They both jumped, having normal physical contact as a consequence of their movement challenging for the ball in the air and the attacker who was in front fell with no foul from the defender. The referee correctly allowed play to continue.
Correct no intervention from VAR after having checked the incident.
Correct final decision from referee.
