Committee of UAF referees: in the match "Alexandria" - "Kolos" three penalties were awarded incorrectly

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 championship of Ukraine between Oleksandria and Kolos, which took place on November 5.

The chief refereeing expert of the UAF, Nicola Rizzoli, commented on certain episodes of refereeing in the match of the 11th round of the championship of Ukraine between Oleksandria and Kolos.

52 min. Awarding a 11-meter kick for a 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 in assessing the dynamics and trajectory, it would be more reasonable to continue the play by treating the moment as accidental contact caused by the defender himself.

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

The ball, after a header from two players, 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, plus the close distance, leaves no other solution than to consider this a non-punishable situation, and therefore it would be more appropriate to continue the game.

67 min. Awarding 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 an opponent - he immediately stops immediately outside the penalty area. And it is here that the attacker, trying to enter the penalty area, makes contact by fighting with the defender. Therefore, such actions should be considered normal game contact. At the same time, the presence of objective complexity should be taken into account - it is difficult (even with the help of video from television cameras) to understand whether the contact took place outside the boundaries or on the line of the penalty area.