Sparta – Zlín 2:0, 58th minute, Tomáš Wiesner chases after Lukáš Bartošák
The game took place in a completely different way in the 58th minute, when Wiesner from Sparta and Bartošák from Zlín held each other and nudged each other. Wiesner seemed to want to slip away from his opponent, but then swung at him. He hit him in the neck the first time and then hit him a second time. Chief referee Jan Všetečka did not see the clash, given the situation he could not even notice it. His colleagues at the video, Jan Machálek and Jan Hurych, did not call him to review the situation, so according to them, it was not potentially a red card intervention.
Referees’ statement: “In the 58th minute of the match, the referee should have sent off the player of the home team no. 28 for gross unsportsmanlike behavior towards the player of the visiting team no. 31. From the available footage, it was a sharp shove in the neck area outside the battle for the ball in uninterrupted play. The visiting team’s player No. 31, who provoked the incident, should have received a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. It was a difficult situation for VAR, because there was only one camera available, without the possibility of a detailed approach to the situation, but he still had to intervene.”
Hradec Králové – Pilsen 1:1, 90th minute, Petr Kodeš tackles Tomáš Choré
Plzeň went on the attack when the away striker Chorý received a pass. Home captain Kodeš rushed to him from behind in the slide and fouled him sharply. He hit his opponent from behind in both legs. Referee Ondřej Berka gave Kodeš a yellow card, VAR, where Petr Hocek and Lucie Ratajová were sitting, did not intervene and left Berka’s decision in effect.
Referee’s statement: “In the 90th minute of the match, the referee should have sent off home team player No. 22 for foul play. He hit the player of the visiting team No. 15 with high intensity from behind in the standing leg. VAR should have intervened.”
Karviná – Olomouc 0:2, 31st minute, unrecognized goal by Amar Memič
Karvina midfielder Patrik Čavoš and Olomouc goalkeeper Tomáš Digaňa went into a duel for a centered ball, they both jumped, collided and Digaňa lost the ball. Memič then sent him into the net, but referee Tomáš Klíma immediately whistled an attacking foul on the goalkeeper. He apparently stopped the game before the ball crossed the goal line.
Statement of the referees’ commission: “In the 31st minute of the match, the referee mistakenly interrupted the game and ordered a direct free kick for the away team for an alleged tackle on the away team’s goalkeeper. In the fight for the ball, the goalkeeper and the attacking player came into contact, but it was not a foul in this case. It was a difficult situation for the referee.”
Jablonec – Pardubice 2:1, 50th minute, Haiderson Hurtad’s unrecognized goal
Pardubice goalkeeper Viktor Budinský had the ball in his hand and wanted to throw it away. Hurtado moved close in front of him, screened him, and as Budinský played with his hand, he set the ball in the path of his leg and sent it into the net. Chief referee Stanislav Volek disallowed the goal and gave the protesting Hurtado a yellow card.
Referee’s statement: “In the 49th minute of the match, the referee correctly awarded an indirect free kick for a foul by home player No. 2, who actively obstructed the goalkeeper of the opposing team from playing the ball. It is not considered a violation of the rule if a player stands in front of the goalkeeper and remains standing without active movement.
