"If the referee had looked at VAR, he would have had no choice but to take the penalty on Mudryk" - ex-FIFA referee

The authoritative in the past referee Miroslav Stupar commented on the resonant episode of the end of yesterday's Euro-2024 qualifying match between Ukraine and Italy (0:0), when Mykhailo Mudryk was on the lawn in the penalty area of the Italian national team.

Miroslav Stupar

"The chief referee chose a style that is unusual for our judges. And his teams perceived him. With some exceptions. Somewhere there were emotions, appeals. However, in general, Gil Manzano was consistent.

Except for the moment with Mudrik... Mikhail often "finish", falls beautifully. There were several falls earlier, to which the referee did not react, although we would have recorded such things as fouls. But in the moment with Kristante it was Mudryk who poked the ball, the Italian's leg was a barrier for the Ukrainian and Mudryk tripped on this barrier. And fell on the lawn. The on-field referee didn't react and neither did the VAR referee. I think if Manzano had gone to watch the replay - he would not have gone anywhere from the decision to give a penalty", - quotes Stupar "UA-Football".

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