The UAF Arbitrators Committee gave an explanation for the episode with stoppage time in the semifinal match of the Cup of Ukraine-2020/21 between Oleksandriya and Zorya.

" Guided by the requirements of p. 3 Law 7, the 4th referee at the last minute of the first half of extra time showed the audience an electronic scoreboard with the previously mentioned number.

As a rule, according to the relevant recommendations, the referees should allow the attacking team to complete the active phase of attacking actions, and if at the end of the compensated (minimum) playing time, the team gets the right to execute a standard position (penalty, free kick, corner, etc.. ), he must also provide time for the implementation of this standard, which happened in this situation..

Before the execution of the corner kick, the match referee announced to the players of both teams, who were next to each other, that the Zorya team receives such a right for the simultaneous execution of a corner kick and a direct kick on goal in a short period of time.. After the ball was fed into the penalty area of \u200b\u200bFC Alexandria, there were three short touches of the ball, after which it ended up in the owners' goal, which was the end of this (one-time) standard position.

Practically, after the first touch of the ball (in the penalty area) the referee sounded the signal about the end of the first half of extra time, which did not correspond to the principles of " Such actions of the referee did not give the VAA a single chance to correct this situation and score a goal, because the ball crossed the goal line after the whistle signal sounded from the referee about the end of the half, and it became impossible to change any decision of the referee, "

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