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[QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 2755103, member: 56"]
I may have gotten it wrong, but I guess it depends how you interpret the language.  'Clear and Obvious' error....what does that even mean?

[B]Goals[/B]
A close offside decision is the most common reason for VAR being consulted after a goal has been scored, but shirt-pulling and other infringements can cause goals to be chalked off.

NB. The concept of 'clear and obvious' errors does not apply to offsides. A player is either onside or offside - you cannot be a little bit pregnant. So even if a player is offside by a matter of inches, the goal will be ruled out.
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Penalties[/B]
The most subjective and arguably problematic area. Penalties can be awarded or rescinded using VAR if there has been a 'clear and obvious error' in the original decision. 
[B]
Straight red cards[/B]
Violent conduct and dangerous tackles can be penalised using VAR. Second-yellow cards cannot. 
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Mistaken identity[/B] 
If the referee sends off the wrong player, such as the famous incident with Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Arsenal's 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea in 2014, that injustice can be repaired.

The system is restricted to these areas in order to minimise disruption to the flow of the game.
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