We share this educational material that serves as a clarification and description of situations related to soccer, based on the VAR Protocol and the Laws of the Game of the matches corresponding to CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020.
Party: PALMEIRAS- RIVER PLATE
STADIUM: Allianz Parque
CITY: SAN PABLO
DATE: 01/12/2021
MINUTE: 52
ASPECT TO CONSIDER: OFF-GAME-APP
1-Rule
OFFSIDE
A player in an offside position at the time the ball touches or is played (1) by a teammate will be penalized only if he actively participates in one of the following ways:
- Intervening in the game, when playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a teammate.
- The first point of contact will be taken into account when playing or touching the ball
VAR protocol
Decisions or decisive incidents that can be reviewed in a match. The referee may only receive assistance from the VAR in the case of four categories of decisions or incidents that can change the course of the match. In all these situations, the VAR may only intervene after the referee has made a decision (first decision or initial decision), including also allowing play to continue, or if the refereeing team has not seen a serious incident or this it has gone unnoticed. The referee’s initial decision will not be changed unless there has been a “clear, obvious and manifest error” (which includes any decision made by the referee based on information from another member of the refereeing team, such as an offside). .
to. Goal / no goal • Infringement committed by the attacking team in the play of the goal or when scoring the goal (hand, foul, offside, etc.).
2-Arbitration decisions
The referee will make his decisions at his discretion in accordance with the Laws of the Game and in the spirit of football. The referee’s decisions will be based on the opinion of the referee, who has the discretionary power to make the appropriate decisions within the framework of the Laws of the Game. (p. 71 Laws of the Game)
3-VAR
1 . Beginning
The performance of VARs in football matches is based on a series of principles that must be applied in their entirety in all matches in which they take part:
1. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is a member of the refereeing team with independent access to the images of the match broadcast; the VAR can assist the referee only in the event of a “clear, obvious and manifest error” or a “serious inadvertent incident” in relation to:
to. goal / no goal;
b. criminal / non-criminal;
c. direct red card (not the second yellow card / warning);
d. identity confusion (when the referee warns or expels the wrong player from the offending team).
2. The referee must always make a decision, that is, the referee may not omit a decision and subsequently resort to the VAR to make it; The decision to allow play to continue after an alleged infringement may be reviewed.
3. The initial decision made by the referee will not be modified unless the review of the play clearly shows that the decision constituted a clear, obvious and manifest error.
4. Only the referee may initiate a review; the VAR (and the rest of the members of the refereeing team) can only recommend to the referee that it be carried out.
5. The final decision will always be made by the referee, either based on the VAR information or after having carried out a review on the field of play.
6. There is no time limit for the review process, as accuracy is more important than speed.
For the offside sanction, the booth will have the help of being able to make “Virtual Offside Lines”, which allow knowing the exact position of the players.
Party: PALMEIRAS- RIVER PLATE
STADIUM: Allianz Parque
CITY: SAN PABLO
DATE: 01/12/2021
MINUTE: 75
ASPECT TO CONSIDER: INCIDENT PENAL AREA
1-Game Rules:
Dispute (→ challenge) Action with which a player fights with an opponent for a nearby ball in order to snatch it from him.
Playing distance (→ playing distance) Space between the ball and the player that allows the player to play it by extending the foot or leg or by jumping (in the case of goalkeepers, jumping with arms outstretched). This distance will depend on the physical size of the player.
2-Arbitration decisions
The referee will make his decisions at his discretion in accordance with the Laws of the Game and in the spirit of football. The referee’s decisions will be based on the opinion of the referee, who has the discretionary power to make the appropriate decisions within the framework of the Laws of the Game. (p. 71 Laws of the Game)
3-VAR
1 . Beginning
The performance of VARs in football matches is based on a series of principles that must be applied in their entirety in all matches in which they take part:
1. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is a member of the refereeing team with independent access to the images of the match broadcast; the VAR can assist the referee only in the event of a “Clear, obvious and manifest error” or a “serious inadvertent incident” regarding:
to. goal / no goal;
b. criminal / non-criminal;
c. direct red card (not the second yellow card / warning);
d. identity confusion (when the referee warns or expels the wrong player from the offending team).
2. The referee must always make a decision, that is, the referee may not omit a decision and subsequently resort to the VAR to make it; The decision to allow play to continue after an alleged infringement may be reviewed.
3. The initial decision made by the referee will not be modified unless the review of the play clearly shows that the decision constituted a clear, obvious and manifest error.
4. Only the referee may initiate a review; the VAR (and the rest of the members of the refereeing team) can only recommend to the referee that it be carried out.
5. The final decision will always be made by the referee, either based on the VAR information or after having carried out a review on the field of play.
6. There is no time limit for the review process, as accuracy is more important than speed.
For the offside sanction, the booth will have the help of being able to make “Virtual Offside Lines”, which allow knowing the exact position of the players.
Party: PALMEIRAS- RIVER PLATE
STADIUM: Allianz Parque
CITY: SAN PABLO
DATE: 01/12/2021
MINUTE: 97
ASPECT TO CONSIDER: OFF-GAME-APP-INCIDENT CRIMINAL AREA
1-Rule
OFFSIDE
A player in an offside position at the time the ball touches or is played (1) by a teammate will be penalized only if he actively participates in one of the following ways:
- Intervening in the ADVERSARY, in the following ways.
- preventing the ball from playing or being able to play, by clearly obstructing the opponent’s field of vision;
- fighting for the ball;
- clearly attempting to play a nearby ball through an action that has an impact on an opponent;
- take an action that clearly affects an opponent’s ability to play the ball;
The first point of contact will be taken into account when playing or touching the ball
VAR protocol
Decisions or decisive incidents that can be reviewed in a match The referee may only receive assistance from the VAR in the case of four categories of decisions or incidents that can change the course of the match. In all these situations, the VAR may only intervene after the referee has made a decision (first decision or initial decision), including also allowing play to continue, or if the refereeing team has not seen a serious incident or this it has gone unnoticed. The initial decision of the referee will not be changed unless there has been a “Clear, obvious and manifest error” (which includes any decision made by the referee based on information from another member of the refereeing team, such as an offside
. Criminal / non-criminal
• Infringement committed by the attacking team in the play of the incident punishable by penalty (hand, foul, offside, etc.).
• Ball not in play before the incident.
• Location of the offense (inside or outside the penalty area).
• Wrong award of a penalty.
• Non-sanctioned offense punishable by a penalty.
2-Arbitration decisions
The referee will make his decisions at his discretion in accordance with the Laws of the Game and in the spirit of football. The referee’s decisions will be based on the opinion of the referee, who has the discretionary power to make the appropriate decisions within the framework of the Laws of the Game. (p. 71 Laws of the Game)
3-VAR
1 . Beginning
The performance of VARs in football matches is based on a series of principles that must be applied in their entirety in all matches in which they take part:
1. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is a member of the refereeing team with independent access to the images of the match broadcast; the VAR can assist the referee only in the event of a “Clear, obvious and manifest error” or a “serious inadvertent incident” regarding:
to. goal / no goal;
b. criminal / non-criminal;
c. direct red card (not the second yellow card / warning);
d. identity confusion (when the referee warns or expels the wrong player from the offending team).
2. The referee must always make a decision, that is, the referee may not omit a decision and subsequently resort to the VAR to make it; The decision to allow play to continue after an alleged infringement may be reviewed.
3. The initial decision made by the referee will not be modified unless the review of the play clearly shows that the decision constituted a clear, obvious and manifest error.
4. Only the referee may initiate a review; the VAR (and the rest of the members of the refereeing team) can only recommend to the referee that it be carried out.
5. The final decision will always be made by the referee, either based on the VAR information or after having carried out a review on the field of play.
6. There is no time limit for the review process, as accuracy is more important than speed.
For the offside sanction, the booth will have the help of being able to make “Virtual Offside Lines”, which allow knowing the exact position of the players.
