VAR Evaluation: Why no Rodri crimson card, Croatia’s disallowed objective

We’re analysing each VAR choice made all through all 51 video games at Euro 2024. On Saturday, Spain midfielder Rodri escaped a crimson card when giving freely a penalty towards Croatia, who had the ensuing objective dominated out. However why?

After every recreation, we check out the main incidents to look at and clarify the method each when it comes to VAR protocol and the Legal guidelines of the Recreation.

Potential crimson card: Rodri problem on Petkovic

What occurred: Croatia have been awarded a penalty within the 78th minute when Rodri fouled Bruno Petkovic, who appeared sure to attain. Referee Michael Oliver confirmed the Spain participant a yellow card with the VAR, Stuart Attwell, checking each the spot kick and a doable crimson card.

VAR choice: Penalty stands, Petkovic effort saved by Unai Simón.

VAR evaluation: Rodri’s sort out seems like one that ought to lead to a crimson card, and it definitely has in previous seasons. But the IFAB, soccer’s lawmakers, have a dislike for a crimson card the place a participant has made a standard soccer motion in relation to an opponent. A lot in order that final 12 months the regulation for denying an apparent goal-scoring alternative (DOGSO) was relaxed additional.

It now says that the place a defending participant denies an opponent an apparent goal-scoring alternative by committing an offence which was an try and play the ball or a problem for the ball” contained in the penalty space then it needs to be handled as unsporting behaviour and the participant solely booked.

It signifies that just about any problem with the ft contained in the field will now be thought-about unsporting behaviour, moderately than DOGSO.

A participant having “no chance to play the ball” nonetheless exists in regulation, however it must be exceptionally cynical to qualify for a crimson card, which is basically reserved for “holding, pulling, pushing.”

Two seasons in the past this may be a crimson card, now it isn’t so clear reduce.

You may additionally argue the penalty itself was comfortable, as Petkovic went down theatrically, however as soon as given it will not be overturned.

Potential encroachment: Perisic on Petkovic objective

What occurred: Petkovic stepped as much as take the penalty, however it was saved by goalkeeper Simón. The free ball ran for Ivan Perisic, who squared for Petkovic to faucet dwelling on the second try. Whereas the gamers celebrated, Attwell checked for encroachment.

VAR choice: Objective disallowed.

VAR evaluation: Whereas the goalkeeper was stepping ahead, he had one foot stage with the objective line, so it was a authorized save.

Perisic, nevertheless, was encroaching — which is penalised by the VAR if it has a fabric impression on the end result. As Perisic created the objective for Petkovic, it is clear he did.

Then it is a query of the restart, and the self-discipline of all of the Spain gamers is vital.

If solely the attacking workforce is encroaching, the restart is an oblique free kick to Spain.

But if gamers from each groups are encroaching, the penalty could be retaken. However all of the Spain gamers held their line on the sting of the field.

Perisic was considered one of two Croatia gamers inside the world on the time the penalty was struck, so there is no retake and Spain get the free kick.