Alexander Shandor should have taken a penalty against Ruslan Rotan’s team.
UAF’s chief arbitration expert Nicola Rizzoli gave his verdict on the scandalous episode in the middle match of the 12th round of the UPL Alexandria – Polesie.
The former referee said that head referee Alexander Sandor and his VAR colleague Roman Blavatsky made a mistake in not awarding a penalty against Ruslan Rotan’s team in the 90+3rd minute for hitting the ball in the hand of Miguel Campos .
According to Rizzoli, Sandor should have administered the punishment, and Blavatsky should have called him to review the episode herself.
“A very difficult and contradictory situation to analyze. The referee is in a good position, but does not see the contact of the hand with the ball, because it is covered by the bodies of the players. This does not allow him to be analyzed the position of the defender’s hand, which is too wide away from the body.
Both players fight for the ball, which flies from a long distance. Defender #26 risks moving his arm into a position where the attacker is Poland No. tries 80 to shoot on goal. The situation is very contradictory and difficult to assess. Included due to image quality. But the dynamics of the ball’s flight show that this game situation is subject to punishment.
Despite the quality of the video, the assistant referee should have recommended on-field viewing to the head referee. Because, from his position, he cannot see the position of the hand and the point of contact with the ball. For this specific reason, because the referee cannot see the important elements, because he is covered by the bodies of the players. Watching the video on the field will allow us to see the whole possible situation, the position of the hand, the point of contact and make the right decision,” said the Italian.
Let us remind you that with the help of what is in the gate Alexandria the penalty kick was not awarded, he held on to a narrow victory.
Source: korrespondent
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