The Commission of Referees of the Football Association of the Czech Republic suspended Judge Pavel Orl’s delegation for two matches due to errors in Saturday’s match of the opening league round between Sparta and Olomouc.
In the eighth minute, he was to eliminate the defender of the Prague team, Lukáš Štetina, and at the end of the first half, Sigma midfielder Jakub Matoušek. Video judges (VAR) Jiří Adam and his assistant Jakub Hrabovský have a limited delegation for one match. According to the head of the commission, Radek Příhoda, other judges performed well at the beginning of the league season.
In the eighth minute, Orel gave Štetin a yellow card for a foul on the escaping Matoušek and VAR did not hit. “We agreed on the commission after watching the footage that it was supposed to be a red card and the VAR was to intervene,” Příhoda told reporters on Monday.
The Eagle made the second mistake at the end of the first half. Spartan striker Adam Hložek went into the slide and Matoušek stomped on his leg. The operation was bypassed without any admonition and the game continued. “From our point of view, it was supposed to be a red card, here we agreed. The player is responsible for where he steps,” said Příhoda.
According to the commission, Orel was not wrong in the other two controversial situations. After ten minutes of the game at 0: 1, he correctly ordered a penalty for a foul by Olomouc Zmrzlý from Olomouc against Casper Höjer, and in the end, according to the rules, he awarded the guest Jan Sedlák only a yellow card for a sharp intervention at home Adam Karabec.
“As for the penalty kick, there are two offenses – one outside, one inside the penalty area. Let’s say it at the same time, or in half a second. We accepted the referee’s statement on the court and agree to the penalty, even if it is a situation that does not happen so often, “said Příhoda.
He admitted that the match that Sparta won 3: 2 was not easy for Orla. “There are many situations that are not clear. To sum it up, we have twice supported the decision and twice made another decision in the commission. It is 1: 1 for both Olomouc and Sparta in controversial situations,” said Příhoda.
“We reached for punishment, but I don’t mean to throw Pavel Eagle overboard. Not at all. We are aware that there have been so many ambiguous situations that he still has our confidence. However, two rounds will rest. To this we add one. round for VAR and AVAR (video referee assistant). In two rounds he will be involved in a difficult match and we are moving on, “added Příhoda, who recently took over the leadership of the commission.
According to the commission, the assistant referee of the video referee Hrabovský erred in not pointing out Matoušek’s stepping on Hložka. At the time, his colleague in the video Adam was reviewing a previous fight in the lime and a potential penalty kick.
“VAR is quick to evaluate the situation retrospectively and AVAR is to keep an eye on the match. And to alert if something else happens. It’s about letting the referees realize that AVAR is important. It’s a lesson to be learned,” explained Příhoda, who after taking office, he announced in advance that, in an effort to increase the credibility of the commission, they would publish possible penalties for judges with colleagues.
He was generally satisfied with the performances of the judges in the opening round of the first and second leagues. “We had 16 matches in professional competitions and we are talking about one match (Sparta – Olomouc), which was more complicated. In the rest of the match, the referees gave good performances. It met our expectations,” said Příhoda.
“There were good interventions of VAR, in Liberec the judge Machálek gave a straight red card. He took responsibility, did not wait for VAR, it was fast, clear. This is how we imagine it. Judge Klíma also showed a good performance in České Budějovice as a newcomer,” he added. former league judges.
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