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NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:23 pm
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The new season kicks off on 31st July. The fixtures are out,
I've just finished adding them all to the website.
There are 12 teams and the season lasts for 33 games. Each team
plays each other 3 times. The normal home and away tie but the
3rd game is no longer determined as being home/away by league
position in the previous year. The Federation did not state at
the AGM how it would be determined though and I really can't be
bothered to study the fixtures list to see if there is a pattern
to the 3rd games!
The bottom 2 teams will be demoted to the NBII.
If 2 teams end up on the same number of points the position is
decided in this order:
1. number of wins
2. goal difference
3. goals scored
4. points gathered against each other
5. goal difference against each other
6. away goals against each other
7. better fair play position in the league
8. random draw
European places:
The league Champions go into the Champions League qualifying
stage.
2nd place, 3rd place & the winners of the Magyar Kupa go into
the Europa League conference league. If the team who win the
Magyar Kupa also finish in one of the top 3 spots then whoever
finishes 4th will take the final Europa League spot.
In the Magyar Kupa:
In the early rounds of the cup games the lower division team is
always at home. When the draw is made, they don't do it 1st team
out of the hat is at home and 2nd away, instead they get the
pairing of teams and then the lower division team are made the
home team and if the teams are in the same division then the 1st
out of the hat is at home. This is for 2 main reasons, firstly
the home team gets the revenue so it's a way to ensure any
monies made go to the lower division team, who like here, need
it more than the bigger clubs but it's also the Federations way
to encourage supporters to go along to non league and lower
division grounds. Nice way to do it, imo. The latter stages of
the cup are 2 legged (from round 9-11) so each team gets a home
& away tie.
There are 12 rounds in total. The NBI clubs join in from Round
6. The most important rounds are Round 9 - the last 16, Round 10
- quarterfinals and Round 11 - semi finals. The final reverts
back to a single leg and is played at the National Team Stadium.
The away goal rule comes into play during Rounds 9-11. A game
will only go to extra time/penalties if both teams have the same
number of away goals. Throws me every year!!
NBI referees don't typically referee any matches until Round 9,
the earlier rounds are normally handled by the NBII & NBIII
referees. here has been no word from the MLSZ if VAR will be
used in the Magyar Kupa - AARs were used from Round 9 onwards in
previous years so if VAR is used then it will be from round 9
onwards I expect.
In general
They structure the leagues so that each tier of the game kicks
off on different days/times. You could across a weekend go to a
non-league game, NBI, NBII & NBIII game with no clash of kick
off times etc The lower league teams (NBIII & below) never have
evening games because they don't have floodlights. A lot of the
grounds are literally a field - it's great!
VAR
VAR will be implemented from this season. All NBI and NBII
referees, who acted as AAR in the NBI, have now done the VAR
course or will have done it by the start of the season - the
final course running this weekend. We do not have a dedicated
unit set up at Kanai Utca (where the MLSZ is based), we will be
using the mobile units with specially kitted out vans. We have 3
of them. No word on where they will be stationed for each match,
I would assume the car park of the home team so they can tap
directly into the internet there as the internet is not perhaps
as strong and reliable as in the UK for example. There is an
article here, in English:
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/2021/06/27/var-confirmed-for-the-upcoming-nbi-season/
Please note the lovely Mr Solymosi even wore red for the
training! There is a man well trained [emoji6]
Referee Committee
We have a newly appointed referee committee from 1 July 2021 to
30 June 2025
Berzi Sándor (Chairman)
Gaál Gyöngyi Krisztina
Hanacsek Attila
Juhos Attila
Kurmai Zoltán <---- new appointment
Piller Sándor
Szarka Zoltán
Tóth Vencel <---- takes over Mr Puhl's role. He took it over
on a temporary basis while Mr Puhl was in hospital.
This will be the first season in about 40 years with no Mr Puhl.
That will take some getting used to. I didn't always agree with
him, we didn't always like each other very much either but I
always had a huge amount of respect for him and his many
achievements in and contributions to refereeing. I believe there
will be 1 mins silence/applause for him at every match in round
1. I hope to be in Hungary for that weekend.
Happy bmb is very happy as the lovely Mr Solymosi is confirmed
as continuing until at least December!
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:24 pm
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Reserved for map of the clubs
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:24 pm
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Click the link on the name and it will take you to the club page
on the English speaking Hungarian football website for a more
indepth look at each club, including their full honours.
Budapest clubs for derby matches: Ferencváros, MTK Budapest (v
Ferencváros is Hungary’s oldest football rivalry – since 1903),
Budapest Honvéd & Újpest (Hungary's biggest rivalry v
Ferencváros - since 1930)
Ferencvárosi TC
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/ferencvarosi-tc/
Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros were founded in
1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents of
Budapest’s ninth district, Ferencváros. Ferencváros have played
in the NBI since its inception in 1901, except for three seasons
between 2006 and 2009. Ferencváros is the most successful
Hungarian team both domestically and internationally.
Manager: Peter Stöger
Last season: Champions
Leading scorer: Myrto Uzuni – 12 goals
Stadium: Groupama Aréna, Budapest
Capacity: 22,000
Located: Budapest, District IX
Nickname: Fradi
Puskás Akadémia FC
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/puskas-akademia-fc/
Puskás Ferenc Labdarugó Akadémia, commonly known as Puskás
Akadémia FC or simply Puskás Akadémia, were founded in 2005 in
Felcsút, Hungary. The aim of the founders was to establish an
academy for Videoton (Now MOL Fehérvár) and to establish a
fitting memorial to former Hungarian national footballer Ferenc
Puskás, despite the team not actually having any academy players
or Ferenc Puskás having any links to either Videoton or Felcsút!
For this reason alone they are hated and mocked in Hungary with
the vast majority of fans refusing to use the made up name and
simply referring to them instead as Felcsút.
Manager: Zsolt Hornyak
Last season: 2nd
Leading scorer: Josip Knezevic – 9 goals
Stadium: Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Capacity: 3,816
Location: Felcsút, Fejér County (about 45km W and slightly south
of Budapest)
Nickname: Felcsút
MOL Fehérvár
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/mol-fehervar/
Fehérvár was founded in 1941 as Székesfehérvári
Vadásztölténygyár SK. After several name changes, adopting the
term Videoton, the team played in the 1968 season but were
immediately relegated. Their first domestic success occurred in
the 1975–76 season when they finished 2nd. Fehérvár’s biggest
domestic success happened in the 2010–11 season when they
finished first. The club are based in Székesfehérvár, in Fejér
County, Hungary.
Manager: [s]Zoltán Kovács[/s] István Sallói
Last season: 3rd
Leading scorer: Nemanja Nikolic 15 goals
Stadium: MOL Aréna Sósto
Capacity: 14,201
Located: Székesfehérvár, Fejér County (About 65 km SE of
Budapest)
Nickname: Vidi/Videoton
Paksi FC
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/paksi-fc/
In 1952 the Paksi Sportegyesület was formed and began competing
at a county level in Tolna county. They played at either a
county or lower national level until 2006 when they won
promotion to the Borsodi Liga, or NB I, for the first time.
The nickname of the club is Atomcsapat (in English “Nuclear
Team”) which stems from the fact that the only nuclear power in
Hungary is based in Paks.
Manager: György Bognár
Last season: 4th
Leading scorer: Janos Hahn – 22 goals
Stadium: Fehérvári úti Stadion, Paks
Capacity: 6,150
Location: Paks, Tolna county, 100 km south of Budapest
Nickname: Atomcsapat. Normally referred to as just Paks.
Kisvárda Master Good
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/kisvarda-master-good-fc/
Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, were founded in 1911 as
Kisvárdai Sport Egyesület (KSE). On 1 April 1970 the football
team was merged with other local sports clubs forming the
Kisvárda Sports Association. Despite this KSE were closed in
2001 due to financial problems. A new football club was formed
in 2003 called Várda SE was formed in 2003 only in Kisvárda.
In 2013, when the team won promotion to the NB II, the club
decided to re-name Kisvárda on the basis of historical
traditions and replace the former Várda SE coat of arms. Since
the 2013–14 season, the official name of the club is Kisvárda
Master Good FC.
Manager: Joao Janeiro
Last season: 5th
Leading scorer: Claudiu-Vasile Bumba; Jaroslav Navrátil;
Fernando Viana – 4 goals
Stadium: Várkert Sportpálya, Kisvárda
Capacity: 2,750
Location: Kisvárda, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. NE Hungary
near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine, around 280km from
Budapest.
Nickname: Kisvárda
Újpest
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/ujpest-fc/
Formed in 1885, Újpest, are the longest running football club in
Hungary. They reached the first division of the Hungarian League
in 1905 and have only been relegated once since then (1910/11).
The club has been a member of the first division for 110
consecutive years. Újpest have been Hungarian champions twenty
times, have won the Magyar Kupa ten times and the Szuperkupa
three times. In international competitions Újpest are two-times
winners of the Mitropa Cup and winners of the 1930 Coupe des
Nations. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup
1973–74 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1961–62, and were
runners-up in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69. Since 17
September 1922 their home ground has been the Szusza Ferenc
Stadion in Újpest, previously known as Megyeri úti stadium, it
was named after the club’s legendary player, Ferenc Szusza in
October 2003.
Manager: Michael Oenning
Last season: 6th
Leading scorer: Giorgi Beridze – 10 goals
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Capacity: 14,817
Location: Budapest, District IV.
Nickname: Lilák
MTK Budapest
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/mtk-budapest/
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club (Hungarian
Practitioners Circle Budapest Football Club) based in
Józsefváros.
They are one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs,
MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup
12 times. The club has also won the Hungarian Super Cup 2 times.
In 1955, as Vörös Lobogó SE, they became the first Hungarian
team to play in the European Cup and in 1964 they finished as
runners-up in the European Cup Winners’ Cup after losing to
Sporting Clube de Portugal in the final.
The club founded the Sándor Károly Football Academy in 2001. The
Academy also has a partnership agreement with English club
Liverpool F.C.
Manager: Giovanni Costantino
Last season: 7th
Top Scorer: Szabolcs Gergő Schön; Roland Varga – 9 goals
Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity: 5,322
Location: Budapest, District VIII
Mezőkövesd Zsóry
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/mezokovesd-zsory-fc/
Mezőkövesdi Sport Egyesület were founded on 31 January
1975.The team name comes from the Zsóry family who founded the
thermal baths that brought wealth to the town of
Mezőkövesd.
On 5 June 2016 Mezőkövesdi SE hosted Dunaújváros PASE on
the 30th match day in the 2015–16 NBII season at the newly built
Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion. The match was won by the home
team which also resulted the club’s promotion to the 2016–17
NBI.
Manager: Attila Pintér
Last season: 8th
Leading scorer: Dino Beširović, Tamás Cseri, Marin Jurina –
6 goals
Stadium: Mezőkövesd Városi Stadion, Mezőkövesd
Capacity: 5,000
Located: Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County around
130km NE Budapest (more East than North!)
Nickname: Mezo for short
Zalaegerszegi TE (ZTE)
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/zalaegerszegi-te/
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet (ZTE) were formed in 1920 although
can trace their roots back to 1912, during the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. Their progress was halted by the outbreak of World War
I. ZTE’s league history began in 1924, when they joined the
Hungarian second division. The club won the title a decade later
and entered the top flight in 1934. However, the start of World
War II under the regime of Admiral Miklós Horthy saw ZTE’s field
and equipment confiscated. After the war, in 1957, ZTE merged
with two other local teams, signalling the rebirth of the club.
Manager: Róbert Waltner
Last season: 9th
Leading scorer: Regő Szánthó – 10 goals
Stadium: ZTE Aréna, Zalaegerszeg
Capacity: 11,200
Location: Zalaegerszeg, Zala county, West Hungary. About 230km
South West of Budapest
Budapest Honvéd
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/budapest-honved/
Originally formed in 1909 as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC
in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The
team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed
Budapesti Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian Army team.
The club’s top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor
Kocsis, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor, and Gyula Grosics formed
the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian team known as the Mighty
Magyars and helped the club win the Hungarian League four times
during the 1950s.
Manager: Ferenc Horváth
Last season: 10th
Leading scorer: Dániel Gazdag – 13 goals
Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Capacity: 8,200
Location: Budapest, District XIX
Nickname: Kispest
Debreceni VSC
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/debreceni-vsc/
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club were formed on 12 March 1902. The
club first reached the NBI in the 1943–44 season. Debrecen rose
to domestic prominence in the early 2000s when they won their
first Hungarian league title in 2004–05 season. Since then the
club managed to win seven titles in the 2010s total, making them
the most successful club in Hungary since 2000.
At international level, Debrecen reached their biggest success
when they managed to reach the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
group stage. The following year the reached the group stages of
the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Manager: Szabolcs Huszti
Last season: NBII champions – promoted
Leading scorer: Donát Bárány – 15 goals
Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
Capacity: 20,340
Location: Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar County. East Hungary near the
border with Romania. Approx 230km east of Budapest.
Nickname: DVSC
Gyirmót FC Győr
(HTM) https://www.hungarianfootball.com/gyirmot-fc-gyor/
Gyirmót FC Győr are based in Gyirmót, a suburb of
Győr. The club was founded in 1993 and its colors are
yellow and blue.
In the 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season Gyirmót could not get
promoted to the first division since they collected only two
points in their last three matches. On the 28th day they lost at
home to Sopron (0–1), drew with Mezőkövesd (2–2), and drew
with Siófok (2–2). They finished third in the 2014–15 season.
Manager: Aurél Csertői
Last season: NBII – runners up – promoted
Top Scorer: Barnabás Varga – 12 goals
Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion ( Alcufer Stadion )
Capacity: 4,500
Location: Gyirmót, Győr. Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
150km North West of Budapest.
Nickname: Gyirmót
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:25 pm
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FIFA Referees
Tamás Bognár (1 cat)
István Vad (1 cat)
Ádám Farkas (2 cat)
Balázs Berke (3 cat)
Ferenc Karakó (3 cat)
Gergő Bogár (3 cat)
NBI Referees
Ádám Pillók
Bence Csonka
Csaba Pintér
József Erdős
Mihály Káprály
Péter Antal
Péter Solymosi
Péter Zierkelbach
Sándor Andó-Szabó
Zoltán Iványi
NBII Referees Were AAR's in the NBI last season - might feature
as 4O but no confirmation yet
Attila Molnár
Ádám Németh
Ádám Radványi
Bence Hanyecz
Eszter Urbán
Gábor Oláh
János Takács
József Ducsai
Katalin Kulcsár
László Lovas
Sándor Szilágyi II
Szabolcs Szilasi
FIFA Assistant Referees
Balázs Buzás
Balázs Szalai
Balázs Szert
Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi
István Albert
Norbert Bornemissza
Péter Garai
Péter Kóbor
Theodoros Georgiou
Vencel Tóth II
NBI Assistant Referees
Balázs Farkas
Balázs Huszár
Dániel Szalai
Gergely Becséri
István Szécsényi
János Medovarszki
József Aradi
Krisztián Király
Róbert Horváth
Tamás Márkus
Tibor Csatári
Zoltán Horváth (F)
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: July 23, 2021, 10:52 am
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Only 7 more sleeps until the proper football is back!
Our first round games order has been confirmed, KO times CET:
Friday 30th
18.15 Paks v Mezőkövesd
20.30 Gyirmót v MTK
Saturday 31st
17.45 Fradi v Kisvárda
20.00 Kispest v DVSC
Sunday 1st
17.45 ZTE v Vidi
20.00 Lilák v Felcsút
I can't wait!
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: July 23, 2021, 11:35 am
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Our pre-season training camp is currently ongoing, it started
yesterday at Telki. The NBI & NBII referees are training
together. id. Tóth Vencel is running it.
Thursday:
7am - fitness tests
3pm - Official camp opening address (Berzi Sándor)
4.30pm - Group evaluation of framework (Hanacsek A., Kurmai Z.,
Vavika F., Gaál Gy., id. Tóth Vencel)
6pm - Individual evaluation of framework (Hanacsek A., Kurmai
Z., Vavika F., Gaál Gy., id. Tóth Vencel)
Friday:
9am - Group evaluation of framework (Hanacsek A., Kurmai Z.,
Vavika F., Gaál Gy., id. Tóth Vencel)
10.30 - theoretical test
11.30-12.20 - VAR test (NBI inspectors and VAR/AVAR/VAROP)
3pm - presentation of VAR (Hanacsek Attila)
4.30pm - LOTG changes (Juhos Attila, Szarka Zoltán)
6pm - VAR car practice, video test.
Saturday
9am - VAR system (video test evaluation for inspectors)
10.30am - Group session
3pm - group session
4.30pm - conclusions
6pm - conclusions
Sunday
9am - Group session
10.30am - conclusions
3pm - Evaluation of tests. Official closing of the training
camp.
id. is a generational indicator so it's the senior Tóth Vencel
as opposed to his son who was Kassai Viktor's AR2 - he'd be ifj.
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: July 29, 2021, 4:14 pm
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It would seem that the MLSZ are not going to be publishing who
is acting as VAR/AVAR or VRO for games, the official website
still shows AAR’s so it seems no-one has got around to updating
it regarding the changes. There again as they forgot to update
the competition rules to include VARs, until a panicked urgent
update in the past 24 hours, this comes as no surprise!!
Paks v Mezőkövesd Zsóry
2021.07.30 – 18:15
Paks, Paksi FC Stadion
Referee:Berke Balázs
4O: Pillók Ádám
AR: Király Krisztián, Huszár Balázs
Gyirmót FC Győr v MTK Budapest
2021.07.30 – 20:30
Győr, Alcufer Stadion
Referee: Zierkelbach Péter
4O: Urbán Eszter
AR: Szalai Dániel, Becséri Gergely
Ferencváros v Kisvárda Master Good
2021.07.31 - 17:45
Budapest, Groupama Aréna
Referee: Káprály Mihály
4O: Berke Balázs
AR: Márkus Tamás, Horváth Róbert
Budapest Honvéd v DVSC
2021.07.31 - 20:00
Budapest, Új Bozsik Aréna
Referee: Bognár Tamás
4O: Bogár Gergő
AR: Szert Balázs, Szalai Balázs
Rest to follow
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: July 31, 2021, 12:03 am
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Just a review of how our first 2 VAR games went (if you have
read the article I linked to on the general discussion board
this is taken from it)
In the first game – Paks v Mezőkövesd Zsóry, Berke Balázs
was referee and has some VAR experience in UEFA matches. In this
match the VAR was very smooth and intervention/disruption was
minimal. VAR intervened at 45+5 with a penalty subsequently
being awarded from a missed indent during a corner. Although all
5 goals were automatically reviewed only the 5th goal, was
reviewed noticeably. It was an excellent introduction and was on
par with how VAR worked at the Euros. If we can set this as the
standard in Hungary then I don’t think anyone will have any
complaints. Well done Berke Balázs and the VAR.
In the second game – Gyirmót FC Győr v MTK Budapest, it was
not as smooth. Rookie referee Zierkelbach Péter was the on-field
referee. This was his first live match with VAR. To be fair to
Zierkelbach Péter he had other significant issues in the game
with the floodlights failing and causing several delays. Several
times during the game there were only two floodlights working
fully, one not working at all and one on about half light to
what it should have been and at one point none were working and
a drinks break occurred during that period to help lessen the
delays. It appeared to be a local issue as the apartments behind
the ground had no lights either although street lights seemed to
be working. In VAR terms in the 36th minute there was a VAR
review for a possible red card, following the review the
original yellow card stood. In the 54th minute there was a VAR
goal review for possible handball. The goal stood there was no
handball offence as outlined in the Laws of the Game. In the
88th minute there was a review for a possible red card, this one
took a while (2-3 mins). Following consultation with the VAR,
Zierkelbach Péter carried out an of-field review and determined
that his original decision to issue a yellow card was incorrect
and he withdrew the yellow card and issued a red card. Three
major VAR reviews – two confirmed the original decisions and
one, using an on-field review, corrected a decision from yellow
card to red card. Although not as smooth as in the first game,
it was not hugely interruptive apart from perhaps the on-field
review, however as this prevented an incorrect decision being
made it worked just as it should. Well done Zierkelbach Péter
and the VAR.
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: July 31, 2021, 4:26 pm
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Sunday games
ZTE v MOL Fehérvár
2021.08.01 – 17:45
Zalaegerszeg, ZTE Aréna
Referee: Andó-Szabó Sándor
4O: Farkas Ádám
AR: Kóbor Péter, Horváth Zoltán (F)
Újpest v Puskás Akadémia
2021.08.01 – 20:00
Budapest, Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Referee: Pintér Csaba
4O: Karakó Ferenc
AR:Albert István, Garai Péter
No #SolymosiWatch this week for bmb [emoji24]
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Re: NBI season 2021/22
By: bmb Date: August 6, 2021, 11:35 am
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Copied over from the general thread
Well I have to say a huge well done to the MLSZ and our match
officials, who did a fantastic job this weekend in respect of
the introduction of VAR. It was very much inline with how it
was used in the Euros and the complete opposite of the farce
that it has been in the PL. It was not used intrusively, the
vast majority of the mandatory reviews on goals were done so
quickly, they were not noticeable. In the 6 games over the
weekend we had 2 draws, 4 away wins, 39 yellow cards + 3 further
YC for managers, 1 YYR, 1 straight red and 3 penalties. As this
is me I'll also mention 3 black shirts, 1 red shirt, 1 blue
shirt and Andó-Szabó Sándor can get to the naughty step...
Paks 2-3 Mezőkövesd Zsóry Referee:Berke Balázs (Black) YC:
7; YYR: 0; RC:0; Pen: 1
45+5. VAR review for a possible penalty - decision penalty
awarded from a missed indent during a corner.
Although all 5 goals were automatically reviewed only the 5th
goal, was reviewed noticeably.
Overall: 1 missed penalty decision corrected
Gyirmót FC Győr 1-1 MTK Budapest Referee: Zierkelbach Péter
(Black) YC: 5; YYR: 0; RC: 1; Pen: 0
36. - VAR review for a possible red card, following the review
the original yellow card stood.
54. - VAR goal review for possible handball. The goal stood
there was no handball offence as outlined in the Laws of the
Game.
88. - VAR review for a possible red card - this one took a while
(2-3 mins). Following consultation with the VAR an OFR was
carried out and the ref determined that his original decision to
issue a yellow card was incorrect and he withdrew the yellow
card and issued a red card.
Overall: Three major VAR reviews – two confirmed the original
decisions and one, using an on-field review, corrected a
decision from yellow card to red card.
Ferencváros 1-2 Kisvárda Master Good Referee: Káprály Mihály
(Black) YC: 7; YYR: 0; RC: 0; Pen: 1
77. VAR review possible penalty – on-field review – decision
penalty to Ferencváros
Overall: 1 missed penalty decision corrected
Budapest Honvéd 1-4 DVSC Referee: Bognár Tamás (Blue) YC: 6;
YYR: 1; RC; 0; Pen: 1
56. VAR review – possible penalty for handball – on-field review
– decision penalty. Following the OFR Bognár Tamás also gave
the player who had committed the handball ( Klemenz Lukas
Rafael) a yellow card, which was his 2nd yellow card of the game
& therefore a red.
The goal reviews on all 5 goals were barely noticeable
Overall: 1 missed penalty decision corrected & as a consequence
a 2nd yellow Red card also given that would have been missed.
ZTE 1-1 MOL Fehérvár Referee: Andó-Szabó Sándor (Y****w) YC: 7;
YYR: 0; RC: 0; Pen: 0
69. VAR review on the ZTE goal – decision goal given
Overall: Slight delay (15-20 seconds) on 1 goal with the review,
the other goal the review wasn't noticeable.
I will also mention 44.Serafimov Nikola waved like mad at the
ref for a yellow card to be given and the ref duly obliged and
gave him a yellow card! You love to see it!!
Újpest 1-2 Puskás Akadémia Referee: Pintér Csaba (Red) YC: 7;
YYR: 0; RC: 0; Pen: 0
Overall: 3 goal reviews that were not noticeable. You wouldn't
have even known that VAR was there had they not shown the images
of them in the van at kick off!
Conclusion:
20 mandatory goal reviews - 18 unnoticed 2 a very slight and
insignificant delay
6 non goal VAR reviews - 2 confirmed the original decision
correct, 3 corrected penalties that had been missed (1 via an
OFR that also saw a YYR that would have been missed), 1 yellow
card corrected to a red card (OFR) so 5 decisions corrected, 2
in 1 review.
Not a single set of lines to see if someone had a toenail or
nose hair offside - loved that!
The only real delays were during the 2 on-field reviews and
resulted in incorrect decisions being overturned and corrected.
During the OFR the TV screen split in two and on the right there
was a smaller image of the referee at the pitch side camera and
on the left a bigger image showing the footage that he was
seeing on his screen. The reason for the review was clearly
displayed so you knew what they were looking at and why.
Announcements were also made over the tannoys in the stadiums so
fans inside also knew what the reviews were for. It didn't show
on TV if the images were also being broadcast over the big
screens in the grounds.
That, imo, was a huge success. I had been dreading VAR coming
to my beloved NBI but if it continues to be this unintrusive
then I'm all for it.
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