(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- RateTheRef (HTM) https://ratetheref.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Foreign League Appointments ***************************************************** #Post#: 34002-------------------------------------------------- NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:23 pm --------------------------------------------------------- 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! #Post#: 34003-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:24 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Reserved for map of the clubs #Post#: 34004-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:24 pm --------------------------------------------------------- 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 #Post#: 34005-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: June 26, 2021, 2:25 pm --------------------------------------------------------- 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) #Post#: 35338-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: July 23, 2021, 10:52 am --------------------------------------------------------- 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! #Post#: 35339-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: July 23, 2021, 11:35 am --------------------------------------------------------- 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. #Post#: 35622-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: July 29, 2021, 4:14 pm --------------------------------------------------------- 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 #Post#: 35656-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: July 31, 2021, 12:03 am --------------------------------------------------------- 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. #Post#: 35698-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: July 31, 2021, 4:26 pm --------------------------------------------------------- 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] #Post#: 35900-------------------------------------------------- Re: NBI season 2021/22 By: bmb Date: August 6, 2021, 11:35 am --------------------------------------------------------- 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. ***************************************************** (DIR) Next Page