The professional committee of the referees' union determined this evening (Tuesday) that Eran Zahavi's disallowed goal against Hapoel Haifa (0:1) last Saturday was legal and unfairly disallowed.
It should be noted that already after the disqualification of the goal in the 12th minute, officials in the referees' union admitted that they were not clear about the disqualification of Eran Zahavi's goal and the backing given to it by the VAR referee Eitan Shmoelevich.
Maccabi Tel Aviv players in complaints to the referee,
In the official announcement it was stated that: "After a thorough examination of the incident, the decision is that the screen referee is not required to intervene and cancel the decision of the assistant referee on the court, because according to the instructions, one should not intervene when there is no absolute evidence that it is a definite and clear mistake (cf. the relevant photos of the different).
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"At the same time, the assistant referee on the field was expected to approve the goal, in accordance with the directive to allow an advantage for the attack in borderline and close cases of this type."
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