"The moment is very difficult," - Miroslav Stupar about the penalty against the Czech Republic

Former FIFA referee Miroslav Stupar Moment assessed the episode with the appointment of an 11-meter kick in the Czech Republic goal in yesterday's match of the 4th round of the Nations League Ukraine - Czech Republic (1:1).

"The moment is very difficult. Due to the active actions of Konoply, the Czech player Krejci tried to cover the ball with the body to play chest. But the ball was not in great momentum, and the hand was not pressed against the body, but slightly exposed to the side. The round first touched the shoulder and then rolled down to the elbow, and the referee without VAR determined the ball touched the arm.

We can debate about this, but there was still a slight movement of the hand towards the ball. And that's a penalty. In that situation, if Krejci wanted to play forward, he should have played with his chest, not put his arm out, which turned out to be an assist on a one-on-one. Besides, VAR confirmed the correctness of the referee's decision in the field," Stupar said.