At the center of the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and BTR Jerusalem on Monday was Gal Leibovich's decision to issue a red card to Derrick Lucassen who tripped Danilo Asperia in the box.
The professional committee of the referees' union determined today (Wednesday) that the head referee was right in his decision to remove the brakeman, and that the screen referee, Daniel Bar Natan, was right in his intervention during: "Correct decision of the referee for a penalty kick, for a pushing offense in the box. Also, justified intervention of The screen referee for a red card, due to preventing a certain opportunity to score a goal, without trying to play the ball."
Maccabi players protest the decision, photo: Danny Maron
Maccabi Haifa Kofha
Also, the committee determined that the screen referee erred in his intervention in the penalty kick in favor of Hapoel Jerusalem in the game against Maccabi Haifa.
As I recall, San Menachem slipped and tripped Butaka, after the latter had already kicked the ball.
The committee reasoned: "The minor contact created between the players after the attacking player kicks the ball does not constitute a foul."
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A penalty as a gift, photo: Barney Ardov
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