Clarification of the Committee of Referees of the UAF regarding the interpretation of the game episode by the referee of the match of the 15th round of the Vbet League-2023/2024 "Shakhtar" - "Polyssia"

28.11.2023 12:28

The Committee of Referees of the Ukrainian Football Association explained the interpretation of the game episode of the match Round 15 of Vbet Ukrainian Cup Round of XNUMX Leagues-2023/2024 Shakhtar — Polissia.

15th round

"Shakhtar" - "Polissya". The referee is Ihor Paschal.

10 minutes.

Decisions on the field: free kick/yellow card.

The right decision: free kick/yellow card.

Explanation: player No. 11 of FC Polissia, who is trying to fight for the ball, is overtaken by the opponent who played first. As often happens in such situations, contact between the players' feet was unavoidable, and therefore it happened unintentionally due to the lateness of the FC Polissia player. At the same time, this technique did not contain such intensity or power to create a threat to the opponent's health. For this reason, it must be considered a foul committed in a reckless manner, and the dynamic and intensity itself did not involve excessive force or brutality, despite the fact that the point of contact was slightly higher than in a normal attack.

VAR: VAR correctly limited itself to examining what happened as the referee correctly issued a warning to FC Polissia's #11.