The Arbitration Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association explained the interpretation of a game episode in the second round match of the Vbet League-2023/2024 between "Veres" and "Shakhtar."

The main expert on refereeing at the UFA, Nicola Rizzoli, commented on an episode from the refereeing of the second round match in the Vbet League-2023/2024 between "Veres" and "Shakhtar."

"Veres" - "Shakhtar". Referee - Oleksandr Shandor.

45+1 minute:

Ruling on the field: penalty kick and goal.

Correct ruling: penalty kick, repeat the penalty kick.

Explanation/Reasoning: The referee correctly awarded a penalty kick (PK) for a foul committed outside the penalty area. According to the rules of the game, players from the team benefiting from the PK may restart play without the whistle, so in this regard, the goal was scored according to the rules. It should be noted that only the team benefiting from the PK has the right to ask the referee to move opponents away, and then, in this case, the referee would restart play with a whistle. After the above, it is worth noting that in practice, when the referee intervenes in the dynamics of executing the PK (marking spray where the PK should be taken), it is advisable not to restart play without a whistle.

VAR: If VAR had been used during the game, he would not have intervened because this involves restarting play. VAR has the right to review only fouls committed during actual gameplay, and in this case, we are dealing with only the control of APP (initial phase of attacking plays).