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Santosh Trophy becomes first domestic tournament to feature VAR

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) made its debut in a domestic tournament during the Santosh Trophy third-place match between Services and Punjab at the King Fahd International Stadium here on Saturday. Two officials from Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) — Khaled Alturis and Faisal Alqhtani — oversaw the match as VAR and assistant VAR. Match referee Mohammed Al Daqqash, however, did not find a single occasion to use the VAR during the contest. The semifinals, third-place match and the final of the national football championships for the Santosh Trophy are being played in Saudi Arabia, a first in the history of the tournament. The players from Punjab and Services thus became the first Indian footballers to play under the VAR.The VAR technology has been used on Indian soil on two ...