Qarabağ FK (AZE) - Linfield FC (NIR) | 2-3
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Usachov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valeriy Danchenko (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)
UEFA Delegate: Marko Simeunovič (SVN)
29 August 2019, 18:45 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
Riga FC (LVA) - FC København (DEN) | 1-3
Referee: Paweł Gil (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Konrad Sapela (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Campbell Ogilvie (SCO)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
Apóllon Limassol FC (CYP) - PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 0-3
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari (CRO)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Zaporizhia (Slavutych Arena)
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR) - RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (ESP) | 1-3
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)
UEFA Delegate: Kazimierz Oleszek (POL)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Molde (Aker Stadion)
Molde FK (NOR) - FK Partizan (SRB) | 1-2
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Claude Kremer (LUX)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Petah Tikva (Itztadion HaMoshava)
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC (ISR) - Malmö FF (SWE) | 0-3
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Schaap (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias (CZE)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
AIK (SWE) - Celtic FC (SCO) | 0-2
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Đukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paulius Malžinskas (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Virgar Hvidbro (FRO)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK FC (GRE) - ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | 0-1
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Neil Morrow (NIR)
29 August 2019, 19:00 CET - Barysaŭ (Barysaŭ-Arena)
FC BATE Barysaŭ (BLR) - FC Astana (KAZ) | 0-3
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David Roome (SCO)
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev (BUL)
29 August 2019, 19:15 CET - Moscow (Otkrytiye Arena)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) - SC Braga (POR) | 0-1
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabrizio Pasqua (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Molceanov (MDA)
29 August 2019, 19:30 CET - Trabzon (Medical Park Stadyumu)
Trabzonspor (TUR) - AEK Athens FC (GRE) | 3-1
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania (GEO)
29 August 2019, 19:30 CET - Be'er Sheva (Itztadion Ya'akov Turner Toto)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC (ISR) - Feyenoord (NED) | 0-3
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Jurij Paškovskij (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)
29 August 2019, 19:30 CET - Brussels (Koning Boudewijnstadion)
Royal Antwerp FC (BEL) - AZ Alkmaar (NED) | 1-1
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd (SWE)
29 August 2019, 20:00 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK Rijeka (CRO) - KAA Gent (BEL) | 1-2
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Danijel Jošt (SVN)
29 August 2019, 20:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - FK Sūduva (LTU) | 0-0
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Hacı-Məhərrəmov (AZE)
Mentor for Delegate: Mark Blackbourne (ENG)
29 August 2019, 20:00 CET - Luxembourg (Stade Josy Barthel)
F91 Dudelange (LUX) - Ararat-Armenia FC (ARM) | 1-2
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
UEFA Referee Observer: Brian Lawlor (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real (ESP)
29 August 2019, 20:15 CET - Maribor (Stadion Ljudski vrt)
NK Maribor (SVN) - PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) | 0-0
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack (LUX)
29 August 2019, 20:30 CET - Frankfurt am Main (Commerzbank-Arena)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - RC Strasbourg Alsace (FRA) | 0-1
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka (CZE)
Delegate Trainee: Sabine Bonnin (FRA)
29 August 2019, 20:45 CET - Wolverhampton (Molineux Stadium)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (ENG) - Torino FC (ITA) | 3-2
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Geir Þorsteinsson (ISL)
29 August 2019, 20:45 CET - Glasgow (Ibrox Stadium)
Rangers FC (SCO) - Legia Warszawa (POL) | 0-0
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL)
29 August 2019, 21:00 CET - Guimarães (Estádio D. Afonso Henriques)
Vitória SC (POR) - FCSB (ROU) | 0-0
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Admir Šehović (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolay Levnikov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Igor Radojčić (SRB)
Mentor for Delegate: Tormod Larsen (NOR)
Appointments made before knowing first leg's results.
ReplyDeleteBoth Scottish referees quite unlucky, especially Collum, Oliver as well.
So probably Skomina, Rocchi, Brych, Zwayer, Hategan, Taylor in CL?
ReplyDeleteYes, very likely as Turpin and Karasev are appointed in their leagues, and Kuipers and Aytekin are injured.
DeleteMaybe:
Krasnodar-Olympiakos: Zwayer (Dingert, Stieler)
Rosenborg-Zagreb: Brych (Dankert, Stegemann)
Belgrade-Bern: Hategean (Pinheiro, Godinho)
Ajax-APOEL: Rocchi (Valeri, Fabbri)
Brugge-Linz: Skomina (Makkelie, van Boekel)
Slavia-Cluj: Taylor (Attwell, Tierney)
Interesting situation with Skomina and his VAR. Slovenian is at moment the only "very big" name without VAR in his country, so for sure we will see foreign VAR for him. The other name in this condition was Mazic but he left UEFA.
DeleteAlso, very strange that Karasev didn't get an EL play off.
What about Turpin,he is not injured and nothing for him too
DeleteThat is also my question, any idea why Turpin would miss play-offs. I don't remember well, were there any mistakes in his last matches?
DeleteHis last UEFA match was Nations League semi-final. It was expected level I think. I remember a correct pk.
DeletePhilipp S 23 August 2019 at 20:30
DeleteKarasev will act as VAR today (Saturday) in Krasnodar-Lokomotiv.
OK,but he will also referee Ural-Sochi on Monday, right?
DeleteIs Kuipers injured? Dutch FA says he is on holiday.
DeleteHe usually is at the start of the season.
DeleteHuge game for Peljto with Levnikov as observer!
ReplyDeleteIvanov, Buquet, Ekberg, Massa, Sidirópoulos, Letexier, Guida, Stavrev, Pawson, Grinfeld, Vinčič, Peljto got the undecided games
On the other hand, Collum, Gözübüyük, Madden, Oliver and Mažeika were unlucky.
Good appoimtments for both Pawson and Ekberg. Especially the Swedish will face a full stadium and a hostile atmosphere. I wish him every luck.
ReplyDeleteSidiropoulos with his old mentor. He needs a good (error-free) performance if he wants to have chances for Euro 2020.
Policeman Ekberg for a duel with Paok president, great delegating :)
DeleteHowever, good game for him, Holland and Flanders.
DeleteAnother interesting thing. Kabakov, Kovacs, Gestranius, last year debutants in CL and Kabakov and Kovacs selected for u17 world cup without a single match in this qualifications.
ReplyDeleteCould be a sign they failed test(s) during the last seminar (Turpin and Karasyov too?).
DeleteI think that Turpin would not be appointed to supercup, even as VAR if he failed the fitness test. It could be, but I really do not wont to believe thata one of the top candidates for this season finals in the season of euro tournament would fail fitness test.
DeleteI don't think so, they failed the test. Because Kovacs had two games with his regular AR in our league. Why not some surprise from Rosetti, with this referees in the CL playoff. Some games is almost decided. I expect Hategan in a Tuesday game, and not at Krasnodar, maybe in Belgrad, where will be a hit game. But he had a lot of this match in our league, like Craiova -FCSB, FCSB -Dinamo and Craiova -Dinamo. I expect Brych in Prague.
DeleteTurpin is on a French league match
ReplyDeleteOT: CTA-RFEF has taken notice of the last IFAB circular and VAR has asked for a penalty kick to be repeated after the keeper advanced not really blatantly. The AR didn't call the infringement.
ReplyDeleteLevante - Villarreal. I'll try to find a video. Very close call.
Deletehttps://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/2019/08/23/5d605eb322601d70778b4650.html
DeleteSoares Dias (POR), da Costa Veríssimo (POR), del Cerro Grande (ESP) and da Silva Pinheiro (POR), why not?
ReplyDeleteOrel and Irfan in decisive match's?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, very bad decision from UEFA group...
Bad group, bad Rosetti, bad Ceferin.
DeleteI think that Turpin without CL play off is jut a choice without particular reason, maybe the fact that Super Cup was a French assignment must be taken into account. For play off games committee decided to select other referees. I strongly expect Hategan and I'm sure this will be the start of an even higher-level career for him.
ReplyDeleteI am watching the Derby County - West Brom game in English Championship, a ridiculous penalty has been awarded for the home team by ref Gavin Ward in min 41': https://streamja.com/GEEb
ReplyDeleteLuckily the WBA goalkeeper saved the penalty kick...
And now a penalty kick for West Brom for a blatant dive, the ref is having a horrible day in Derby:
Deletehttps://streamja.com/nLLp
VAR just cleared this incident in the Norwich v Chelsea Premier league game. Thoughts??
ReplyDeletehttps://streamable.com/i4nnz
SAUDI PRO LEAGUE
ReplyDelete17:50CET
Al-Fatah Al-Ahasa - Ash-Shabab Riyadh
REF: Martin van den Kerkhof (NED)
AR1: Terry Hoekstra (NED)
AR2: Erik Kleinjan (NED)
4OF: Erwin Blank (NED)
VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
AVAR: Ingmar Oostrom (NED)
18:05CET
Al-Faisali Al-Majma'ah - Al-Faiha'a Al-Majma'ah
REF: Matthew Conger (NZL)
AR1: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
AR2: Mark Rule (NZL)
4OF: Kawana-Waugh (NZL)
VAR: João Capela (POR)
AVAR: Nélson Moniz (POR)
19:50CET
Al-Wahda Mecca - Al-Ittifaq Ad-Dammam
REF: Bakary Papa Gassama (GAM)
AR1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
AR2: El Hadji Malick Samba (SEN)
4OF: Danilo Grujić (SRB)
VAR: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
AVAR: Turki Al-Khudair (KSA)
Interesting. So a Dutch second level referee is good enough to take charge of these matches? And will Blank get a game too? Not much wrong with Van de Kerkhof, but is there really no capable Saudi referee who is as competent as he is? Ridiculous.
DeleteOT
ReplyDeleteFirst usage of VAR on Greek Superleague today and on the Lamia - Panathinaikos match (Ref Skoulas, VAR Kominis both FIFA).
https://streamable.com/e1u4z
This handball happened right before 1-0.
https://streamable.com/jngrq
Thanks for these clips. VAR review for handball is fully correct, it seems like a “serious missed incident”. Penalty and YC (blocking a shot on goal) are correct.
DeleteHandball outside the penalty area by goalkeeper: very good decision to let the advantage play, allowing the attacking player to score. In this case, goal should be allowed and keeper only given a YC (in case of NO GOAL, this obviously has to be a RC for DOGSO).
OT:
ReplyDeleteA lot of questionable decisions in the Fiorentina - Napoli game. But this penalty decision is unbelievable. VAR supported it!!
https://twitter.com/circiaritoac/status/1165346514098642944?s=21
Valeri (very expert VAR, as you know him) supported this decision by Massa. I really would like to hear many opinions.
DeleteI’m afraid, but there’s no way that Valeri can support this decision! Even if there is (minimal) contact, this is a very blatant dive and player deserves nothing more but a YC for simulation. If Massa has whistled this, then Valeri has to call him over to make an OFR.
DeleteFor me also a crucial decision but Bastian Dankert was not better today as VAR in Schalke-Bayern München match with two potential (maybe clear) handball situations without intervention.
DeleteClear dive. This is a perfect VAR intervention case. But they didn't.
Delete@Anonymous: "Maybe clear" sounds like it's correct not to intervene.
DeleteJust incredible. VAR protocol, as I wrote recently, is a total mess. No one knows anymore what is clear and obvious mistake. If this is not, then I don't know what is. VAR refs can do almost whatever they want - they are free to decide whether to support the call and confirm sometimes wrong decision, or to call for an OFR. I don't know if there is some sort of sanction for them. They MUST NOT have so much power, they are only VAR refs. We witnessed that in some cases VAR ref called the ref for an OFR even when there was not clear and obvious mistake, but he wanted ref to make final decision if there is some suspicion. Also, we witnessed that totally wrong decisions were confirmed, and we saw that at WC, CL and the biggest national leagues. Something is very wrong, and many things have to be improved. Fast, very fast.
DeleteESPN has just acquired the rights to Serie A for this season in the US. This game has them wondering if VAR is redundant in Italy.
DeleteCirque du Soleil !
DeleteDisaster performance by Tierney and VAR in United Palace. Missed RC for DOGSO and no VAR intervention. Clear penalty for United also not given. The only thing VAR is used for in England is dodgy offside decisions. Honestly, aside of Oliver and Taylor English refereeing is Sunday League level at best.
ReplyDeleteLol how is that challenge on Rashford a penalty...
DeleteIf you check well you will notice is even rashford that foul the opponent...
So stop the hate on English referees bro...
They are trying their best...
Will all know they are not in level with Italian refs...
Right now var in England is very fast I mean quick decision the ref don't need to go to the TV....
English VAR refs are even worse than the refs on the pitch LOL. And that's not easy at all!
DeleteIm not talking about Rashfords position. I mean the clear grab of Martial. He was wrestled to the ground. Clearest penalty you will ever see. Also the ref was right in front of it no VAR needed for that unless you are blind!
DeleteAlso if his sight was indeed blocked thats what VAR is for! Apparently not in England though...
DeleteSome video clips from the AEK Athína - Universitatea Craiova game, handled by Jérôme Brisard.
ReplyDelete=> 54' 2nd Yellow Card?
https://youtu.be/5I0RFXKidFc?t=3549
=> 56' Wrongly disallowed goal by AR1 Benjamin Pagès
https://youtu.be/5I0RFXKidFc?t=3678
=> 67' Penalty (handling)?
https://youtu.be/5I0RFXKidFc?t=4310
On the whole I was impressed by Brisard - I like his style. An EL début should follow later this year.
Some video clips from the OGC Nice - Olympique de Marseille game handled by Clément Turpin yesterday.
ReplyDelete=> 18' Reckless or SFP Tackle? YC given.
https://streamable.com/gnbxk
=> 62' Penalty given - simulation or bad luck or trip?
https://streamable.com/l30zj
=> 72' Penalty, missed YC for reckless tackle
https://streamable.com/g2xkt
Very big clashes to come in Champions League Groupe Stage !!
ReplyDeleteJust to make it clear the goalkeeper fouled the attacker and then the ball bounced into goal. Guida immideatly whistled for penalty, with a half second delay, it would be a super advantage. Luckily home team scored from the spotkick.
ReplyDeleteBesides of that missed penalty and red card for SFP in minute 8th. It was nearly impossible to spot but in case of VAR it would have been probably given as a penalty for Suduva.
Any Saudi Pro League Appointments?
ReplyDeleteBelgian Antwerp FC in the meantime fighting AZ with 9 players. Second yellow cards for Mbokani (reckless tackle) as well as Lamkel Ze. Especially the second red card was one you don’t witness very often (excessive goal celebration).
ReplyDeleteHow is Sidiropoulos doing?
DeleteUnfortunately I’m not very impressed... He shows little feeling for the game nor the required portion of tactical awareness and management skills. We now have 15(!) yellow cards in 100’. Also problems with acceptance, especially in the first half.
DeleteHe is not authoritative or assertive with players, we know that. Any crucial error? any decision that would not be justified? There were 8 yellow cards and 2 red cards. I think Mpokani's is a definition of a straight red. Poor management by the fourth official on the sidelines where benches were screaming and jumping.
DeleteHe is not very good at selling his decisions to players..unfortunately....but did he take correct decisions?
DeleteNow Belgian supporters are trying to invade the pitch and the game is stopped. Atmosphere is hostile, supporters are frustrated. Bad scenes in Antwerp
Deletedid he take any wrong decision? obviously two red cards could change the results.. the first one is a straight red for me. I have not seen the second one to judge. 6 yellow cards for such heated match are not too many..
DeleteTo answer your question john stav, no crucial mistakes. Every decision can be supported by the book.
Deletethat is very important. Sidiropoulos is a ref with some capabilities, as for example excellent fitness and playing the advantage- but his assertiveness with play is always a problem. IMO he is better than Grinfield, Kulbakov and a few others but he would never become Skomina, Cuipers, Rocchi etc.
Delete@john stav On your 22:05 comment, both red cards were 2nd yellows. So in the end he issued 16 yellow cards (not 6), 1 of which was for Antwerps’s coach.
Deletei think Mpokani's one should have been a straight red. Number of cards should not be a problem as far as they are justified.
DeleteWe have justified as backed by the letter of the law and we have justified as in showing a logical, understandable and sensible disciplinary line, together with a preventative attitude. And that’s where I was not quite convinced.
DeleteThe first question I would ask myself after having shown 16 yellow cards in 100 minutes of football is whether I could have used a different approach.
I get you (and I agree with you) but bear in mind that Sidiropoulos struggles with control. So by using a large amount of cards he wanted to keep control of the game. What mark would you give him?
DeleteI have to say, in Dutch and Belgian media the responses to his performance are positive. The Belgian coach accepted all his decisions, the Dutch medua call it a cool performance.
DeleteI watched extensive highlights of the game. Sidiropoulos did a great job in a very difficult match. As far as the yellow cards are concerned, all of them were well justified; I would say mandatory. Antwerp should blame themselves for exiting EL. Based on this performance, Sidiropoulos would be still considered to be as a candidate for next euro.
DeleteRed Card for Rebic by Grinfeld.
ReplyDeleteHere is Video: https://streamable.com/t2uyc
DeleteFor me, big mistake from Grinfeld and his AR1. YC is surely enough. Lot of protests from the players and the crowd. He will have many problems in second half and he made himself his job much tougher. I dislike Grinfeld's style of refereeing. Before this incident there was one scene: foul for Frankfurt, player tried to continue play fast, but was blocked by an opponent who was standing just in front of the ball and Grinfeld let the play to continue...
DeleteYes, he has missed red card for Frankfurt Player because elbow in the direction of the stomach.
DeleteAnd according to a german ticker it is absolutely wrong. I am looking forward to see the incident.
ReplyDeleteAt first it looked worse than it was. GK and Rebic challenged for the ball, GK git it a little bit before Rebic and was hit by his leg. Quite high intensity, but IMO no studs shown, no stretched leg and IMO also no excessice force. For me, it was only reckless, never brutal. GK exaggerated the contact a little bit, maybe Grinfeld was influenced by that.
DeleteGrinfeld was thrown with a plastic beaker after this decision by a Frankfurt's fan.
ReplyDeleteI think red card for Rebic was wrong. And unfortunatelly, after that red card, Grinfeld looks like he lost the control of the match.
ReplyDeleteSituation to be rewatch too around 30', deliberate elbow into the stomach.
ReplyDeleteAny info from the game in Trabzonspor?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very challenging one for Oliver with a penalty and many cards, Greek side with chance to qualify.
Oliver gave a penalty to AEK which I think was marginally wrong as there was a shirt pulling just outside the box. Very difficult to spot without Var though. Otherwise an excellent display.
DeleteThanks, of course I meant the game in "Trabzon" :)
Deletered card for this was a joke.
ReplyDeleteAccording to an interview with Frankfurts sports director there hsd been some troubles in half time, including Strasbourgs coach hitting someone... Don't know if that's true, would be interesting to get more information.
ReplyDeleteThis sports director was obviously sent to the stands, don't know why
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4qmmAbo1Sk
ReplyDeleteNot the best video, but based on that I would say RC is harsh.
Probably there was contact, but I don't see malicious intention by attacker against keeper, YC maybe in this case could have been enough.
I'm not sure if I can say that but it looks like keeper made it bigger... that would be very unsporting. However, let's wait for better videos.
How many cards in Sidiropoulos game during extra time...
ReplyDeleteVery dirty game. 2 RCs, penalty, and FIFTEEN YCs (the game not finished yet). Game in Frankfurt also became very dirty in second half.
DeleteNole did you watch the match? What is your opinion about his performance overall?
DeleteRed Card for Strasburg by Grinfeld.
ReplyDeleteGrinfeld lost in Frankfurt. I knew at halftime that this is going to be a nightmare for him in second half. Another red card now - he needed to do that to help himself. No control whatsoever. Scenes from the crowd long time not seen in Germany.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't very happy with this appointment, and now i know why. This is too much for Grinfeld. This match needs someone like Skomina or so. Or one of the English refs, they are better managers than Grinfeld.
DeleteAnother RC by Grinfeld. VC, hands in the face. Correct decision for me.
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch the game but having also watched Guida in the Porto - Krasnodar game, no way is the Italian ready for 1st Cat. at all - but UEFA know that to be fair. Probably Guida will make his CL début this season too.
ReplyDeleteHim and Massa must be the new Italian Elite, it is immaterial that they don't deserve that...
If you give me the minutes I will cut some scenes from that game.
Interrupted game in Brussels, anyone knows why? Probably local fans not very happy with Sidiropoulos
ReplyDeleteCorrect, home team supporters trying to break the fences to enter the pitch. Luckily without success, game has been resumed.
DeleteDutch Ref, do you know where it would be possible to find a full match record of that game?
DeleteWas it impossible to choose a match for Sidirópoulos without the Dutch team?
Delete@Mikael W I guess in the usual full record databases like Rojadirecta, rgfootball.net etc? This match was not broadcasted by Dutch television, I watched it in Belgian Canvas. Maybe it’s available on their website?
DeleteThat's just his lack of alertness. He was very far from the situation, badly positioned and ended up with a completely wrong penalty.
ReplyDeleteGuida had also problem with foul detection, some very soft decisions, not easy to follow his line.
Overall not a good performance at all. Also Ar1 with a blatant offside mistake in the last 10 mins.
Peljto, penalty or not?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rezultati.com/utakmica/hnV1LjUR/#video
Too soft, not enough for a whistle in my opinion. It is true that attacker was running very quick and in this case the touch can be even minimal to justify a whistle, but I have the feeling this was not a penalty.
DeletePeljto is appointed for forth ref in biggest Bosnian Derby Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo
DeleteSorry to repeat myself, but my view re. that penalty (full report just below).
DeleteOn the decisive penalty - Peljto took a brilliant decision IMO (look at 51:03 replay, 'Steaua' player's left leg trips up Vitória player's right leg). I wonder if the trip was actually even millimetres outside the penalty area, but actually impossible to see that.
Very easy to mistake such situations as simulation: a perfect position, intuition and strong confidence in your own perception were needed to make that call: well done!
I watched in full the Vitória Guimarães - 'Steaua' game handled by Irfan Peljto.
ReplyDeleteGood performance by the Bosnian in a game where sometimes the crowd (amazing atmosphere in Guimarães!) were too loud in order to hear his whistle - he is an excellent and natural manager of the players on the pitch. Lenient disciplinary control but his simply optimal use of verbal warnings is Peljto's key to success in his matches, which I saw each time I watched him. A caution missed for a reckless elbow was only mistake in that field; very good decision not to sort out a 2nd YC at 14'. He liked to take a wide position sometimes and his strong running / fitness allowed him to do that.
On the decisive penalty - Peljto took a brilliant decision IMO (look at 51:03 replay, 'Steaua' player's left leg trips up Vitória player's right leg). I wonder if the trip was actually even millimetres outside the penalty area, but actually impossible to see that.
Very easy to mistake such situations as simulation: a perfect position, intuition and strong confidence in your own perception were needed to make that call: well done!
Peljto is ready to handle Champions League group matches, and I think that UEFA will give him that later this year to be honest.
Horrific performance by Orel Grinfeld in Frankfurt. Completely lost in the pitch. Lot of german agressive acts without cautions and phantom red card. Missed red card for german player before good one for Lienard : this tackle is totally shameful. Poor, poor score for Israël referee...
ReplyDeleteWhen was the missed red card. I want to re-watch it.
DeleteAround 30', maybe VC for a Frankfurt Player (elbow in the direction of the stomach). Then for the tackle mentioned (YC given) it is just before Strasbourg player RC.
DeleteThank you! The foul right before the given rc is imo no rc. Just reckless.
DeleteI watched Grinfeld tonight and I must say this was not his night. First RC to harsh IMO, second correct. Although I would not give the RC to Rebic, I would not say it is crucial mistake. On the first it looked very bad, probably from the pitch it also looked like a clear RC. But I cant believe that Grinfeld lost control and was so disrespected by players. After the first RC therr was Eintracht's player who even made a physical contact with Grinfeld to get his attention, after the half time whistle, two Eintracht's player came to Grinfeld to protest and he yelled on them "go, go,...." more than half of a minute before they finaly stoped complaining. Second half was not much better. If performance principle will be used to make appointments for the two matchdays, I think that Grinfeld will get only EL, or even will miss first two matchdays.
ReplyDeleteGrinfeld ruined a game that was going well for him with a false RC.
ReplyDelete47,000 people in the stadium laughed when the goalkeeper did his extra roll on the ground / dive after the minimal contact...until Grinfeld showed the RC. What a dumb decision at that point in the match.
Thereafter, he completely lost control. He poorly managed the situation with additional YCs for Hasebe and the Frankfurt coach for dissent right after the RC. That just escalated the situation. If Grinfeld hadn't shown the (correct) RC to the Strasbourg player in the second half and Frankfurt then won, this match could have escalated to the point of suspension and serious injuries.
And Grinfeld brought it all on himself.
Sorry, nothing Elite to see here.
I am watching now Cero Porteno-River Plate. It is unbelievable what South American referees allow on the pitch. In 20' very dangerous tackle, open foot, close to breaking the leg. Ref was called for an OFR and incredibly he decided to give only YC. That was stonewall RC by any means. I never understood why SA refs allow so many dangerous fouls. Several minutes later he missed YC for a tackle that anywhere in the world would be caution.
ReplyDeleteAny observations about Ekberg and PAOK, the nomination which so many worried about??
ReplyDeleteI watched the incidents on the 2 RCs (both 2nd YCs) that Sidiropoulos showed. First one, YC for reckless tackle totally justified (1YC was for holding around the neck). 2nd RC showed because player after scoring a goal climbed the fence to celebrate with the fans, totally justified too according to the guidelines but players had difficulty accepting this decision. The tv didn't show us the 1st YC for the player but I think it was for dissent on a penalty appeal.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIb0ZMxsLtI
ReplyDelete02:20 indeed Guida could have waited one or two seconds, it would have been an excellent advantage, but I think he whistled because he couldn't expect that defender was about to score an own goal, this was a bad luck... but still a lesson for us, always waiting at least 2 seconds in all situations before whistling a penalty seems to be a good thing.
10:00 bad mistake, referee is late, bad positioning, clean tackle on the ball, luckily not decisive for qualification.
Waiting for the possible RC in 8', I couldn't find full game.
That video link has been taken down (UEFA are now hot on these EL playoffs with taking clips down and they aren't even contractually selling them...), but anyway here are the three mentioned situations:
Delete=> 8' Missed penalty for Sūduva (SFP?)
https://streamable.com/vaheh
=> 35' Penalty awarded to Ferencváros (wait-and-see?)
https://streamable.com/t5h6o
=> +95' Incorrect penalty awarded to Ferencváros
https://streamable.com/to4o1
Thank you Mikael, penalty and RC without doubts. One can still say SFP and not VC because defender was trying to play the ball, it was not a deliberate action against opponent, but still to be punished, of course. Referee was very likely following the ball, but if you ask me, it wouldn't have been impossible to see this, in case, it would have been an outstanding call. It is indeed for me clear that you must assign PK and RC, in Champions League I expect similar situations to be detected by VAR.
DeleteA situation from the NK Maribor - PFC Ludogorets game handled by Craig Pawson:
ReplyDelete=> 24' Penalty awarded for a careless trip
https://streamable.com/hn4xr
Very unusual situation in Maribor. The additional time was, according to tv broadcaster and score apps, 5 minutes, but Pawson whistled the end at 3'57". Unacceptable lack of concentration if he forgot how much time was added or I dont know what else could be the reason.
DeleteWell the reason in very simple. The clock on the TV got frozen for just about a minute, so nothing wrong done by Pawson.
DeleteEarly CL MD1 predictions (VARs in brackets):
ReplyDeleteBrugge - Galatasaray: Ekberg (Martins, de Sousa)
Paris - Real: Orsato (Irrati, di Bello)
Olympiacos - Tottenham: Mateu (de Burgos, Gil Manzano)
Bayern - Red Star: Buquet (Millot, Schneider)
Donetsk - Man City: Makkelie (Kamphuis, Higler)
Zagreb - Atalanta: Sidiropoulos (del Cerro Grande, Estrada)
Atletico - Juventus: Cakir (Kalkavan, Palabiyik)
Leverkusen - Lokomotive: Collum (Raczkowski, Stefanski)
Napoli - Liverpool: Brych (Dankert, Fritz)
Salzburg - Genk: Soares Dias (Pinheiro, Godinho)
Inter - Slavia: Pawson (Göcek, Meler)
Dortmund - Barcelona: Skomina (van Boekel, Blom)
Lyon - Zenit: Marciniak (Gil, Frankowski)
Benfica - Leipzig: Oliver (Tierney, Attwell)
Chelsea - Valencia: Zwayer (Stegemann, Dingert)
Ajax - Lille: Massa (Guida, Mariani)
https://twitter.com/senolozcakici/status/1167515065798615077
ReplyDeletewhat do you think about that? are Offside lines correct?
Almost incredible situation in Cardif-Fulham around 69'. Fulham player was fouled near corner flag besides Fulham's PK area. AR2 missed that and signaled simulation. Referee gave him second YC (first was received 2 minutes before). Non existing simulation near own PK area resulted with second YC. But I am not surprised - it is fully expected in Championship if we have in mind what is going on with the refereeing in Premier League.
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CTX1dwL-C4w
DeleteId say there was a contact. He did overemphasize it, but (2nd) YC for that?
DeleteDidn't he got it for his behavior afterwards?
DeleteActually I think as well that he got it for his behaviour afterwards because AR is signaling a corner. However, it is difficult to say with this short clip
DeleteSome video clips from the Trabzonspor - AEK Athína game handled by Michael Oliver:
ReplyDelete=> 28' Penalty for holding (inside vs. outside?)
https://streamable.com/j2w8e
=> 55' Penalty for tripping?
https://streamable.com/mbp1s
=> +92' Red Card for DOGSO by holding (any chance for advantage?)
https://streamable.com/61bya
=> A couple of management clips (57', 64')
https://streamable.com/sx6mv
https://streamable.com/8381w
28'
DeleteIt is nearly impossible to understand where the holding exactly ends, maybe on the line, for sure VAR stuff, no big faults for Oliver, if he had the perception it was inside, we must trust him.
55'
In my opinion penalty could have been whistled, but not VAR stuff, not a clear one, Oliver looked in control of the action.
90'+2
Once whistled, correct decision, however for sure this could have been a wonderful advantage in case of goal scored by the other attacker. We can underline again the importance of delayed whistle, in many situations waiting two or three seconds before whistling is very important, then you can give advantage or return back to the foul.
Thanks for the clips. Looks good from Oliver aside from that advantage that should have been played at the end.
DeleteFrom leicester - Bournemouth, I believe missed RC here...
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/SamHeapCoaching/status/1167818933157580800
Some predictions for Euro 2020 qualification in next week. I wonder who will be at Romania -Spain, maybe Felix Brych.
ReplyDeleteHere are my predictions, and indeed Brych is my choice for that match.
DeleteKOS-CZE: Bebek ENG-BUL: Massa
ENG-KOS: Schärer MNE-CZE: Sidirpoulos
LTU-UKR: Kehlet SRB-POR: Makkelie
LUX-SRB: Meler LTU-POR: Kabakov
EST-BLR: Strömbergsson GER-NED: Turpin
NIR-GER: Hategan EST-NED: Schüttengruber
IRL-SUI: Soares Dias GIB-DEN: Nijhuis
SUI-GIB: Moen GEO-DEN: Siebert
WAL-AZE: Hernandez SVK-CRO: Kulbakov
AZE-CRO: Gestranius HUN-SVK: Del Cerro Grande
NOR-MLT: Kominis ROU-ESP: Brych FAR-SWE: Tsynkevich
ROU-MLT: Dabanovic ESP-FAR: Ivanov SWE-NOR: Bastien
ISR-MKD: Peljto AUT-LVA: Kalkavan SVN-POL: Pawson
SVN-ISR: Özkahya LVA-MKD: Orel POL-AUT: Kruzliak
ISL-MDA: Ardeleanu FRA-ALB: Guida TUR-AND: Levnikov
FRA-AND: Martins ALB-ISL: Stavrev MDA-TUR: Vad
CYP-KAZ: Aranovsky SCO-RUS: Letexier SMR-BEL: Sanchez
SCO-BEL: Aghayev RUS-KAZ: Oliver SMR-CYP: Reinshreiber
ARM-ITA: Kassai FIN-GRE: Petrescu BIH-LIE: Tierney
ARM-BIH: Gözübüyük GRE-LIE: Pinheiro FIN-ITA: Buquet
I don't think so, that Hategan will be in Belfast, after what happened in WC playoff. Maybe another game, not this one. And Petrescu et romanian referees are not allowed for Greece, because of Vassaras. I guess this time will be Kovacs, who had four games in our league.
DeleteThanks for the feedback. It's the idea behind posting predictions to get new information or be reminded about something.
DeleteI would then switch Hategan with Kruzliak and Petrescu with Bebek. I don't expect Kovacs, because he already had 2 qualifiers.
And if Vad is not available, I would choose Grinfeld there.
I do not think Bebek will ref Greece game. It requires a top category ref as it a very crucial game. I would go for a Spanish, french or german ref.
DeleteMah, it's not about nationality. Nothing extraordinary with FIN-GRE. Bebek would do just fine.
DeleteVery fiery derby between Hajduk and Dinamo was played today.
ReplyDeleteDamir Batinic was the main referee.
1st half Batinic let the teams play,he didnt whistle much fouls,and as a result of that we saw half without YC.
But 2nd half,totally different story.9 YC's and 3 RC's were shown in a very violent derby match.
There are 4 key situations for you to look in this match.
1-Possible penalty-his decision was YC to player for simulation.
-https://youtu.be/OhEUw-eBdW8?t=155
2-Potential penalty-his decision was play on.
-https://youtu.be/OhEUw-eBdW8?t=179
3-YC that he changed to straight RC.Also he showed RC to player on the bench.
-https://youtu.be/OhEUw-eBdW8?t=189
4-2nd YC to player,another RC.
-https://youtu.be/OhEUw-eBdW8?t=231
All decisions are correct for me. Straight RC for Dinamo player definitely the correct decision, horrible tackle with no intention to play the ball.
DeleteKevin Friend with a very controversial decision in the last minute of the Palace Villa game today. Typical case of blowing the whistle too early and makes a wrong call imo. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteCorrect decision it was a clear foul on the opponent....
DeleteNo doubt...
Var confirm it...
I think he blowed for a dive.
DeleteOT:
ReplyDeleteRC for this?!
https://streamable.com/9usw8
Great decision if u ask me.
DeleteOT:
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/x65j8rL5sBk
Rijeka-Zapresic
0:55-10 seconds and already penalty and YC for pulling shirt I guess.
02:00-IMO clear RC,ref there gives just YC which leads to chaos,massive protest and fights between players.
03:25-possible penalty?
In my opinion all three supportable decisions.
Delete1)Obvious pulling for shirt
2)If it wasnt on the line but near the centre of the pitch, it wouldnt have looked so brutal
3)hard to see well from this angle
Very insecure managing and raport in second situation, but i think referee did his best to follow Laws of the game