For the first time in a football match in Portugal, the referee informed spectators in the stadium and those watching on television why the decision had been overturned after viewing images provided by the video referee.
It was in the match of the 20th round of the Lanc-Santa Clara League II that João Pedro Afonso was warned by VAR Hugo Miguel in the 57th minute that he had made the wrong decision. He showed Lanca’s Joao Teixeira a yellow card for faking a penalty when in fact Seme Velasquez had been fouled.
“After VAR review, defender number 6 kicks opponent number 7 in the heel. The final decision is to remove the yellow card from number 7 and award a penalty,” explained João Pedro Afonso on the pitch. He then blew his whistle and pointed to the eleven meter mark. Andre Soares eventually scored the goal to tie the game 1–1.
It should be remembered that the Arbitration Council, following the approval of IFAB and FIFA, has decided to use a public communication system for the final decision of the referee in games involving a possible review of the decision or factual decisions, such as offside or fouls committed inside or outside the area. area, whether or not to signal a penalty.
Until today, the application of the new measure had already been planned for a total of eight games: three in the Portuguese Women’s Cup; three from the women’s championship; and two from the II League. However, there was not a single incident recorded that fell within the scope of public intervention by the referee. We had to wait for the ninth game.
Author: João Moniz
Source: CM Jornal
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