VAR Explains Decision to Deny Hapoel Be'er Sheva Penalty

First reported by Sport5 · 2 hours ago

What happened

Hapoel Be'er Sheva was denied a penalty against Maccabi Tel Aviv after VAR determined the handball was unavoidable. The VAR official explained the player had no way to prevent the contact.

• 01VAR denied Hapoel Be'er Sheva a penalty against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
• 02The incident involved a handball by Issouf Sissoko in the penalty area.
• 03VAR ruled the handball was unavoidable.
• 04The decision was explained by chief VAR official Niv Steif.

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