The VAR review of the 18th round reveals three wrong decisions in the Admiral Bundesliga.
In the 17th minute, LASK was denied a penalty against SV Ried. Altach’s Mike-Steven Bähre should have seen red instead of yellow against Rapid.
And Lustenaus Anderson should have seen red instead of yellow in the 32nd minute of Vorarlberg’s 1-0 win over Austria.
The justifications of the VAR review in detail:
SV Ried – LASK
Minute 17 – Check penalty
LASK plays a cross high into the penalty area. After a few ball contacts, a Linzer attacker gets the ball in the goal area and wants to kick it over the defender in front of him. This SV Ried defender turns his body to the left, raising his right arm forward and up towards shoulder height, making contact with the ball in the forearm area. The referee does not award a penalty kick as it is a clear and obvious one misperception by the referee, the VAR must recommend an on-field review to the referee. After viewing the images, the referee mistakenly sticks to his original decision. This move met the criteria of a “penal handball” because it puts the arm in the path of the ball, but also because the player’s body movement cannot justify the increase in body size. Thus, a penalty would have been decided.
SK Rapid – SCR Altach
Minute 46 – foul play
A teammate passes the ball to an Altach player in the area of the kick-off circle. The ball rolls past the attacker, who stretches his foot in the direction of the ball, but the Rapid player running in the opposite direction is faster and plays the ball. The Altach player hits the opponent with his leg stretched out, sole first in the area of the inner ankle of his left foot. The referee and the VAR wrongly classified this duel as “ruthless” and therefore there was no on-field review. However, this attack is to be regarded as a “gross foul play” and is therefore to be punished with a red card.
SC Austria Lustenau – FK Austria Vienna
Minute 32 – foul play
A player from Wiener Austria is passed the ball. The opponent, who is running towards him from behind, slips his feet from behind with great intensity and full force into the legs of the Austria player, who falls in the process. The ball is not played. The referee team punished this duel with a yellow card and thus misjudged it. After the VAR has viewed the images, he confirms the referee’s decision, so that there is no mandatory recommendation for an on-field review. A duel must be conducted calmly and prudently in terms of the health of the opponent. The style of play shown poses a high health risk or risk of injury and must be punished with a red card for “excessive hardness”.
