Due to the scandalous decisions of the referee panel, the Alliance decided to withdraw from the First League.
The UAF Arbitrators Committee explained some controversial moments in the match of the First League starting round between the Alliance and Metalist, which took place on July 26 and ended in a victory of Kharkiv with a score of 2: 0.
Episode # 1. 37th minute The game situation is associated with a violation / foul, namely: the disruption of an obvious scoring opportunity (SOGM), during the commission of the violation.
Player # 4 of the Alliance committed an offense / foul (pushing opponent # 12 in the back), in the immediate vicinity of his own penalty area, when he was in control of the ball and was obviously moving towards the opponent's goal. According to the requirements of the current rules of the game and the relevant criteria, violations in such game situations should be interpreted as SOGM and punished with a free kick and a red card for the offender.. Actions and decisions made by the referee in this game episode? were fair and such that meet the requirements of the current rules of the game.
Episode # 2. 79th minute The game situation is associated with a violation / foul, namely: unlawful use of hands (holding hands) when conducting single combat / fighting for a riding ball, which disrupted a promising attack (SPA) of the opponent.
Player # 11 of the Alliance, having a yellow card, committed a violation / foul (detained an opponent # 94 with his hands) in the immediate vicinity of his own goal, when he tried to send the ball into the opponent's goal, flying at the level of his head.
The actions and decisions made by the arbiter are in accordance with the applicable rules of the game and the expected level of arbitration. In such game situations, illegal actions by the hands of defender # 11 of the Alliance should be interpreted as SPA and be punished with a free kick and a yellow card for the offender, which was the second, which led to his removal from the field.
Recall that due to the scandalous decisions of the refereeing team, the Alliance decided to withdraw from the First League.