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Hapoel Haifa players protest against Eli Hachmon (Omri Stein)
The Referees ‘Association published today (Friday) the conclusions of the professional committee from the events of the last rounds in the Premier League, when it was decided at the center that Maccabi Haifa’s goal against Kiryat Shmona was rightly disqualified, while the Greens’ goal against Hapoel Tel Aviv was rightly approved. In addition, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s first goal against Hapoel Haifa was legal according to the committee.
Hapoel Haifa – Maccabi Tel Aviv:
“In the 50th minute, the referee rightly reported to referee Eli Hachmon that a legal goal was scored in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv. The ball hit the shoulder and not the hand and therefore no foul was committed during the lead to Nick Blackman’s goal. The referee was not required to access the screen. “Following the above explanation on the issue of offenses, when a final decision is made regarding the disqualification of a goal in favor of Hapoel Haifa in the 57th minute, it will be published accordingly,” said the committee, which chose not to determine unequivocally whether Ido Shahar’s goal was legal or not.

They added: “In the 76th minute, no foul was committed in the box, so the screen referee approved the referee’s decision on the court. Emphasize, the referees check all the critical events during the game, but recommend that the referee examine the screen only when they come to the conclusion that it is a certain and clear mistake. Therefore, the failure of a judge to appear on the screen does not indicate that the event was not examined by the screen judge.

Maccabi Haifa – Urban KS:
In the committee, it was claimed that in the 73rd minute, the screen referee correctly diagnosed a foul by an attacking player during the scoring of a goal in favor of Maccabi Haifa. Judge Daniel Bar-Natan, after examining the incident on screen, canceled the goal accordingly.

Hapoel Tel Aviv – Maccabi Haifa:
In the 26th minute, a legal goal was scored in favor of Jose Rodriguez’s Maccabi Haifa and was therefore approved by the assistant referee and screen referee, in a game in which Shalom Ben Avraham refereed. The reason was: “Although the Haifa player was in a different position during the offensive, The defender and absolutely does not challenge the opponent to the ball. “

Maccabi Petah Tikva – Betar Jerusalem:
In the 33rd minute, referee Aviad Shiloach was right when he decided not to rule on a penalty kick in favor of Maccabi Petah Tikva, despite the screen referee’s recommendation, according to the committee.

Betar Jerusalem – Bnei Sakhnin:
In the 4th minute, the screen referee correctly diagnosed a foul on the court and recommended that the referee examine a penalty kick in favor of Sakhnin. Judge Liran Liani, after examining the incident on the screen, ruled in accordance with a penalty kick.

Maccabi Petah Tikva – Maccabi Netanya:
The committee argued that in the 2nd minute the screen referee should have recommended to the referee to consider a penalty kick to the credit of Maccabi Petah Tikva for a foul after Liel’s kick worked from an extension. This is not a certain and clear case and it would have been right to support the decision of the assistant referee on the court.


