The Trio team evaluated the incidents in the Beşiktaş-Kayserispor match: How did Halil Umut Meler officiate? 'The only mistake he made...'

In the 26th week of the Süper Lig, Beşiktaş defeated Bellona Kayserispor 2-0 at home. On the "Trio" program broadcast on beIN Sports, former referees Deniz Çoban, Bülent Yıldırım, and Bahattin Duran commented on the critical incidents in the match.

The foul committed against Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 16th minute

Bahattin Duran: Chamberlain had saved the ball after passing. The possibility of playing the ball had decreased. I think Ali Karimi could have avoided his foot, but despite that, he continued the play and stepped on Chamberlain's foot in an uncontrolled manner. It should have been a yellow card along with the foul.

Bülent Yıldırım: This is a very delayed move. He risked his own health and that of his opponent. I say uncontrolled intervention and a yellow card.

Deniz Çoban: I say a clear yellow card.

The incident in the 23rd minute where Beşiktaş expected a penalty

Bahattin Duran: The Kayserispor player cleared the ball. The ball he cleared intentionally did not hit his hand; the ball cleared by his teammate hit the player's chest area. Even if it had hit his hand, I would have said it was not an infringement.

Bülent Yıldırım: Even if it had hit his hand, we cannot talk about a penalty in such situations. There is no infringement.

Deniz Çoban: If a ball coming from a teammate, clearing the goal, hits his own teammate's hand, it is not a penalty. If he is not making an extra movement on a ball he played intentionally, it is not a penalty. There are such standards.

The Mane-Masuaku incident in the penalty area in the 36th minute

Bahattin Duran: Masuaku made a risky move when he stayed behind. He leaned his hand toward Mane just as he was about to strike the ball. I find the decision to continue play correct here. Still, he made a risky move.

Bülent Yıldırım: It is not exactly from behind. It is side-by-side. The impact is also subjective. I respect the decision to continue play and find the decision to continue correct. If a referee had called a penalty, there would be nothing anyone could do.

Deniz Çoban: I also think the decision to continue play is correct.

Was there a foul before Beşiktaş's goal in the 45th minute?

Bahattin Duran: I think the incident is a foul on the field, but the part about "should VAR intervene" is not that clear. Rashica pulls the Kayserispor player's jersey, and I think this had an effect. The move he made with his left hand is not very long-lasting, but even if it is short, the Kayserispor emblem that should be in the chest area came up to the shoulder area when the jersey was pulled. I have question marks in my mind regarding VAR intervention.

Bülent Yıldırım: The referee preferred to let this attack play out rather than calling a foul in favor of Kayserispor in a suspicious situation. That was his mistake. This incident is definitely a foul on the field. I am of the opinion that the jersey was stretched, Cardoso, who had control of the ball, was pulled by Rashica, and Cardoso was taken out of play by Rashica, who had no chance of reaching the ball, and this ball was won. As for VAR, since the pulling did not last very, very long, it remains in the subjective area and is an incident it cannot intervene in. It is a clear foul.

Deniz Çoban: I think this is a foul. After Cardoso's jersey is pulled, there is an effort by the Beşiktaş player to fall in front of him so he doesn't go either. That might have seemed exaggerated to the referee. But I think this pull was enough to bring Cardoso down. It is one of those incidents where VAR is helpless. A clear foul occurred on the field, and Halil Umut Meler made a critical mistake that affected the outcome of the match.

Is the offside decision in Bellona Kayserispor's goal in the 57th minute correct?

Deniz Çoban: There is no doubt it is offside. It is an indisputable offside.

Bahattin Duran: Halil Umut Meler made a signal to the right. The assistant probably said "offside" there. The referee let it continue because a shot was going to be taken. This is actually an incident where the offside could have been lifted in the first position as well.

Is the decision correct in the incident in the 78th minute where Kayserispor expected a penalty?

Bülent Yıldırım: There is a contact with the hand, but there is no high-quality footage to prove this, let's underline that. VAR is out of play here. Is Uduokhai making this clumsy kick while trying to control the ball intentionally, or is it deflecting? That is also a subject of debate. I also support the referee's decision to continue play here.

Bahattin Duran: Even if it touched his hand here, I don't think it's a penalty.

Deniz Çoban: I think it touched his hand. It seems to me like a ball he played intentionally. He played it badly on purpose.

Is the referee's decision correct in the incident where Beşiktaş won a penalty in the 90+5th minute?

Bülent Yıldırım: There is no penalty. I think Muçi, who went with the intention of falling, used the careless small contact made by Kartal's right knee by rubbing his right cleat. I absolutely do not agree with the idea of a penalty in this incident.

Bahattin Duran: The knee comes to Muçi's knee. According to the rules, you could say he disrupted him with his knee, but it doesn't sit right with me. I will say it is not a penalty. It was a soft penalty.

Deniz Çoban: I also think Kartal acted carelessly. He opens his leg too much, and the player uses this. I would not object to a referee who calls a penalty for this. Therefore, I cannot say the referee's decision is wrong in this incident.