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Referee Errs in Awarding Penalty to Maccabi Haifa Despite VAR Advice
The Israeli refereeing committee found that referee Omer Biran wrongly awarded a penalty to Maccabi Haifa against Hapoel Ramat Gan, ignoring VAR advice to overturn it, and criticized his prolonged video review time.
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What happened
- 01Referee Omer Biran wrongly awarded a penalty to Maccabi Haifa against Hapoel Ramat Gan.
- 02VAR officials recommended overturning the penalty, but Biran ignored the advice.
- 03The penalty was missed by Eitan Azoulay later in the match.
- 04The refereeing committee sharply criticized Biran's decision and conduct.
- 05Biran spent excessive time reviewing the incident, violating official guidelines.
- 06The ruling was part of the first round of the Israeli Premier League.
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