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Djorja Jovanovic and Abdulai Sak Barhava (Radad Jabara)
The professional committee announced: Maccabi Haifa does not lose against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium. The committee determined that the goal scored by Maccabi Tel Aviv striker George Jovanovich was legal since the Serbian did not use his hand during the move.
The reasoning for the determination reads: “There is no contact between the ball and the hand of the conquering player (Gorja Jovanovic). The event was examined as required from different angles by the screen judge”.
In addition, the committee determined that the intervention of the VAR and cancellation of the penalty on Chiron Sherry in the 73rd minute, were justified. The reasoning for the decision reads: “The attacking player (Sheri) initiates the contact with the leg of the defending player (Eyal Golsa) and falls. Only after that there was an accidental contact between Golsa’s palm and Sherry’s foot, which does not constitute a crime.”
Also, it was written in the referees union announcement that the Maccabi Haifa stopper Abdulai Sek did not commit a foul on Djorja Jovanovic during the fight between the two for the ball in the 68th minute of the game. On behalf of the union, it was written: “This is a legitimate upper body contact on the sides of the body.”
