Clarification of the Committee of Referees of the UAF regarding the interpretation of game episodes by the referee of the match of the 11th round of the Vbet League "Alexandria" - "Kolos"

06.11.2022 16:41

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The committee of referees of the Ukrainian Football Association explained the interpretation of some game episodes of the match of the 11th round of the Vbet League between "Alexandria" and "Kolos", which took place on November 5.

The chief refereeing expert of UAF, Nicola Rizzoli, commented on certain episodes of the refereeing of the match of the 11th round of the Vbet League "Alexandria" - "Kolos".

52 min. 11-meter penalty awarded for handball in favor of FC Kolos.

It must be said that the defender of FC "Alexandria" tries to intercept the pass from the right wing with his left foot, and he manages to do it by playing the ball with his knee. After that, the ball clearly changes its trajectory upward, where it finds the right hand of the defender, who at that moment could not avoid contact with the sphere. While one can understand the difficulty of assessing the dynamics and trajectory, it would be more reasonable to continue the play by treating this moment as accidental contact caused by the defender himself.

60 min. Awarding a 11-meter kick for handball in favor of FC "Alexandria".

After a header by two players, the ball bounces off the pitch and into the hand of a defender who has no way to avoid this contact. The unpredictability of the dynamics and trajectory, and the close distance, leave no other solution than to consider this a non-punishable situation, and therefore it would be more appropriate to continue the game.

67 min. Appointment of a 11-meter kick for a foul in favor of FC "Alexandria".

The defender of FC "Kolos" does nothing to commit a foul, and it should even be said that his movement is interrupted in an attempt to avoid a collision with the opponent - he immediately stops immediately outside the penalty area. And here it is the attacker, trying to enter the penalty area, who makes contact by fighting with the defender. Therefore, such actions should be considered normal game contact. At the same time, one should take into account the presence of objective complexity — it is difficult (even with the help of video from television cameras) to understand whether the contact took place outside or on the line of the penalty area.